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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the Jews also assented, maintaining that these things were so.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then the other Jews chimed in, declaring that everything Tertullus said was true.

Context of Acts 24:9

8By examining him yourself you will be able to find out from him about everything of which we accuse him." The Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that all these things were so. 10And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied: "Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense. 11You can verify that it is not 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 instigated men who said, "We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God."
• Psalms 4:2O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame? How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah
• Psalms 62:3How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
• Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret plots of the wicked, from the throng of evildoers,
• Isaiah 59:4No one enters suit justly; no one goes to law honestly; they rely on empty pleas, they speak lies, they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
• Jeremiah 9:3They bend their tongue like a bow; falsehood and not truth has grown strong in the land; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, declares the Lord.
• Ezekiel 22:27Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.
• Micah 6:12Your rich men are full of violence; your inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
• Micah 7:2The godly has perished from the earth, and there is no one upright among mankind; they all lie in wait for blood, and each hunts the other with a net.
• Matthew 26:59Now the chief priests and the whole council were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do 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 lies, he speaks out of his own character, for 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