Paul starts his speech in Hebrew and shares how God brought him to Jesus and why he now follows the Lord. Notice none can argue with his testimony! They don’t like him, though, and want him killed. He tries to show them that God wanted the Gentiles to hear about Christ, and this is where they start to fight back all the more.

The tribune orders Paul away to the barracks and be flogged there. However, Paul appeals to his Roman citizenship. The tribune came to investigate further, and Paul shows that he is a Roman citizen by birth. This changes things for Paul and sets him on a course for Rome. So, he is brought before the chief priests and the council of religious leaders.