<p>24:20 <em>Or else let these men themselves say what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council</em>- Again, Paul's broad picture of total innocence is going too far. He says that he did nothing wrong during his trial &quot;before the council&quot; apart from shouting out that he was on trial because of his stance on resurrection. But of course he had shouted that out to deflect attention from the wrongdoing he had actually done &quot;when I stood before the council&quot;- which was to curse the judge. Given the religious implications, this was very serious contempt of court and was indeed &quot;wrongdoing&quot;.</p>