⁵ They have known me for a long time. If they ·want [are willing] to, they can ·tell [testify to] you that I ·was a good [^Llived as a] Pharisee. ·And the Pharisees obey the laws of my tradition more carefully than any other group [^L…the strictest sect/party of our religion]. ⁶ Now I ·am [stand here] on trial because I hope for the promise that God made to our ·ancestors [forefathers; fathers; ^Ceither the hope of the Messiah or the resurrection from the dead]. ⁷ This is the promise that the twelve tribes of our people hope to receive as they ·serve [or worship] God day and night. My king, ·they [^Lthe Jews] have accused me because ·I hope for this same promise [^Lof this hope]!