New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 24:1-9

1Now after 1five days the high priest 2Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they 3brought charges against Paul to 4the governor. 2After 5Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began accusing him, saying to the governor,

“Since we have attained great peace through you, and since reforms are being carried out for this nation by your foresight, 3we acknowledge this in every way and everywhere, 6most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. 4But, that I may not 7weary you further, I beg you 8to grant us a brief hearing, by your kindness. 5For we have found this man a public menace and one who stirs up dissensions among all the Jews throughout 9the world, and a ringleader of the 10sect of the Nazarenes. 6And he even tried to 11desecrate the temple, so indeed we arrested him.12 8By interrogating him yourself concerning all these matters, you will be able to ascertain the things of which we are accusing him.” 9 13The Jews also joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so.

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Notes

1. Acts 24:1 Acts 24:11 ↩
2. Acts 24:1 Acts 23:2 ↩
3. Acts 24:1 Or presented their evidence or case ↩
4. Acts 24:1 Acts 23:24 ↩
5. Acts 24:2 Lit he ↩
6. Acts 24:3 Acts 23:26; 26:25 ↩
7. Acts 24:4 Or impose on ↩
8. Acts 24:4 Lit to hear...briefly ↩
9. Acts 24:5 Lit the inhabited earth ↩
10. Acts 24:5 Acts 15:5; 24:14 ↩
11. Acts 24:6 Acts 21:28 ↩
12. Acts 24:6 Late mss add as the remainder of v 6: We wanted to judge him according to our own Law. v 7: But Lysias the commander came along and took him out of our hands with much violence, and the first part of v 8: ordering his accusers to come before you. ↩
13. Acts 24:9 1 Thess 2:16 ↩

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