Bible Verses About The Roman Empire: Accusers and accused confronted together

he said, “I will give you a full hearing after your accusers have also arrived,” and ordered him to be kept under guard in Herod’s headquarters.

My answer to them was that it is not the custom with Romans to give up an accused man just to grant a favor, before he has met his accusers face to face and had the opportunity to defend himself against the charge.

So when they arrived here with me, I did not delay, but took my seat in court the next day and ordered the man brought in.

“When the accusers stood up, instead of charging him with some serious crime as I had expected,

they disputed with him about certain points of their own religion, and particularly about somebody called Yeshua, who had died, but who Sha’ul claimed was alive.