Verse 16

To whom I gave answer that it is not the Roman way to give a man up, till he has been face to face with those who are attacking him, and has had a chance to give an answer to the statements made against him.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 25:4-5 : 4 But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there. 5 So, he said, let those who have authority among you go with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them make a statement against him.
• John 7:51 : 51 Is a man judged by our law before it has given him a hearing and has knowledge of what he has done?
• Acts 23:30 : 30 And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.
• Acts 26:1 : 1 And Agrippa said to Paul, You may put your cause before us. Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his answer, saying:
• Deut 17:4 : 4 If word of this comes to your ears, then let this thing be looked into with care, and if there is no doubt that it is true, and such evil has been done in Israel;
• Deut 19:17-18 : 17 Then the two men, between whom the argument has taken place, are to come before the Lord, before the priests and judges who are then in power; 18 And the judges will have the question looked into with care: and if the witness is seen to be false and to have made a false statement against his brother,
• Prov 18:13 : 13 To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
• Prov 18:17 : 17 The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.