Falsehood: Paul's Traducers, Falsely Accusing Him of Treason to Caesar

They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

…by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

The Jews, however, became jealous. So they brought in some troublemakers from the marketplace, formed a mob, and sent the city into an uproar. They raided Jason’s house in search of Paul and Silas, hoping to bring them out to the people. …

We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.

Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”