When his accusers stood up, they brought no charge of the crimes I had been expecting.
In context
16I answered them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over as a favor before the accused has met his accusers face to face and has had a chance to defend himself against the charge. 17So they came here with me, and without any delay I took my seat on the tribunal the next day and ordered the man brought in. 18When his accusers stood up, they brought no charge of the crimes I had been expecting. 19What they had against him were certain disputes about their own religion, and about a dead man called Jesus who Paul insisted was alive. 20Being at a loss how to investigate such matters, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
