New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 24:5-14

5For we have foundG2147 thisG3778 manG435 a real pestG3061 and a fellow who stirsG2795 up dissensionG4714 among allG3956 the JewsG2453 throughoutG2596 1the worldG3625, and a ringleaderG4414 of the 2sectG139 of the NazarenesG3480. 6And he evenG2532 triedG3985 to 3desecrateG953 the templeG2413; and 4thenG2532 we arrestedG2902 him. [5We wantedG2309 to judgeG2919 him accordingG2596 to our own LawG3551. 7But LysiasG3079 the commanderG5506 cameG3928 alongG3928, and with muchG4183 violenceG970 tookG520 him out of our handsG5495, 8orderingG2753 his accusersG2725 to comeG2064 beforeG1909 you.] By examiningG350 him yourselfG846 concerningG4012 allG3956 theseG3778 matters you will be ableG1410 to ascertainG1921 the things of whichG3739 we accuseG2723 him.” 9 6The JewsG2453 alsoG2532 joinedG4902 in the attackG4902, assertingG5335 that theseG3778 thingsG3778 were soG3779.

10When 7the governorG2232 had noddedG3506 for him to speakG3004, PaulG3972 respondedG611:

“KnowingG1987 that for manyG4183 yearsG2094 you have beenG1510 a judgeG2923 to thisG3778 nationG1484, I cheerfullyG2115 makeG626 my defenseG626, 11since you canG1410 takeG1921 noteG1921 of the factG3754 that noG3756 moreG4183 than 8twelveG1427 daysG2250 agoG575 I wentG305 up to JerusalemG2419 to worshipG4352. 12 9NeitherG3777 in the templeG2413, norG3777 in the synagoguesG4864, norG3777 in the cityG4172 itself did they findG2147 me carryingG1256 on a discussionG1256 with anyoneG5100 orG2228 10causingG4160 11a riotG3793 G1988. 13 12NorG3761 canG1410 they proveG3936 to you the charges of whichG3739 they nowG3570 accuseG2723 me. 14But thisG3778 I admitG3670 to you, that accordingG2596 to 13the WayG3598 whichG3739 they callG3004 a 14sectG139 I do serveG3000 15 16the GodG2316 of our fathersG3971, 17believingG4100 everythingG3956 that is in accordanceG2596 with the LawG3551 and that is writtenG1125 in the ProphetsG4396;

Notes

1. Acts 24:5 Lit the inhabited earth ↩
2. Acts 24:5 Acts 15:5; 24:14 ↩
3. Acts 24:6 Acts 21:28 ↩
4. Acts 24:6 Lit also ↩
5. Acts 24:6 The early mss do not contain the remainder of v 6, v 7, nor the first part of v 8 ↩
6. Acts 24:9 1 Thess 2:16 ↩
7. Acts 24:10 Acts 23:24 ↩
8. Acts 24:11 Acts 21:18, 27; 24:1 ↩
9. Acts 24:12 Acts 25:8 ↩
10. Acts 24:12 Acts 24:18 ↩
11. Acts 24:12 Lit an attack of a mob ↩
12. Acts 24:13 Acts 25:7 ↩
13. Acts 24:14 Acts 9:2; 24:22 ↩
14. Acts 24:14 Acts 15:5; 24:5 ↩
15. Acts 24:14 Lit the ancestral God ↩
16. Acts 24:14 Acts 3:13 ↩
17. Acts 24:14 Acts 25:8; 26:4ff, 22f; 28:23 ↩