All this took about four hundred fifty years. After this he gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet.

He commanded us to preach to the people and to warn them that he is the one appointed by God as judge of the living and the dead.

but since it concerns points of disagreement about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I will not be a judge of these things!”

When the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I confidently make my defense.