Acts 24:9

Acts 24:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
• New International Version (NIV)The other Jews joined in the accusation, asserting that these things were true.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Jews also assented, maintaining that these things were so.

Context of Acts 24:9

The Jews also joined in the attack, alleging that these things were true. 10When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied, “Because I know you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I am glad to offer my defense in what concerns me. 11You can verify for yourself that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.

Acts 24:9 word by word

συνεπέθεντο δὲ καὶ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι φάσκοντες ταῦτα οὕτως ἔχειν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• assentedσυντίθημιsuntithemai · to agreeG4934
• saying thatφάσκωphaskō · to claimG5335
• these thingsοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• wereἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779

Cross-references for Acts 24:9

• Acts 6:11Then they secretly persuaded some men to say, “We heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
• Psalms 4:2How long, exalted ones, will my honor be insulted? How long will you love what is worthless and pursue a lie? Selah
• Psalms 62:3How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you attack as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
• Psalms 64:2Hide me from the scheming of wicked people, from the mob of evildoers,
• Isaiah 59:4No one makes claims justly; no one pleads honestly. They trust in empty and worthless words; they conceive trouble and give birth to iniquity.
• Jeremiah 9:3They bent their tongues like their bows; lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land, for they proceed from one evil to another, and they do not take me into account. This is the Lord’s declaration.
• Ezekiel 22:27“Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.
• Micah 6:12For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
• Micah 7:2Faithful people have vanished from the land; there is no one upright among the people. All of them wait in ambush to shed blood; they hunt each other with a net.
• Matthew 26:59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death,
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Commentaries on Acts 24:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9And the Jews also assented - The Jews who had accompanied Tertullus to Caesarea. They had gone as the accusers of Paul, and they bore testimony, when called upon, to the truth of all that the orator had said. Whether they were examined individually or not is not declared. In whatever way their testimony was arrived at, they confirmed unanimously the accusation which he had brought against Paul.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27Tertullus presented a legal case against Paul in a Roman court on behalf of the high priest (24:1–9). Then Paul cheerfully defended himself and his faith (24:10–21). The governor paused the hearing without making a decision. He kept Paul in prison for two years (24:22–27).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. the Jews assented, &c.--See on Ac 23:15.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Acts 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings