While Paul said in his defence (του Παυλου απολογουμενου). Genitive absolute again, present middle participle of απολογεομα, old v…

While he answered, etc. See this answer more at length in Acts 24:10-21. As the accusations against him were the same now as then, he made…

While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended anythin…

Festus convened court and ordered Paul brought before him, thus reopening the whole case against him, and the Jewish accusers restated their charge…

While he answered for himself
As he was allowed by the Roman laws to do, he pleaded his own cause, and showed the fa…

See how restless malice is. Persecutors consider it a special favor to have their malice satisfied. Preaching Christ, the end of the law, was no of…