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

I will hear thee, said he, when thy accusers come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

To whom I answered: it is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before that he who is accused have his accusers present and have liberty to make his answer, to clear himself of the things laid to his charge.

When therefore they were come hither, without any delay, on the day following, sitting in the judgment seat, I commanded the man to be brought.

Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of this which I thought ill of:

But had certain questions of their own superstition against him, and of one Jesus deceased, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.