An appellant would normally be held until his prosecutors appeared to press charges, but perhaps the Jews of Jerusalem, recognizing the weakness of their case, never arrived at all.
Biasanya, orang yang minta banding ditahan sampai para penuduhnya muncul untuk menindaklanjuti tuduhan, tetapi mungkin orang - orang Yahudi di Yerusalem tidak pernah muncul karena sadar bahwa tuduhan mereka tidak didasarkan pada alasan yang kuat.