New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 24:5-14

5For we have foundG2147 thisG3778 manG435 a publicG3061 menaceG3061 and one who stirsG2795 upG2795 dissensionsG4714 among allG3956 the JewsG2453 throughoutG2596 1the worldG3625, and a ringleaderG4414 of the 2sectG139 of the NazarenesG3480. 6And he evenG2532 triedG3985 to 3desecrateG953 the templeG2413, so indeedG2532 we arrestedG2902 him.4 8By interrogatingG350 him yourselfG846 concerningG4012 allG3956 theseG3778 matters, you will be ableG1410 to ascertainG1921 the things of whichG3739 we are accusingG2723 him.” 9 5The JewsG2453 alsoG2532 joinedG4902 inG4902 the attackG4902, assertingG5335 that theseG3778 thingsG3778 were soG3779.

10And when 6the 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 theG3754 factG3754 thatG3754 noG3756 moreG4183 than 7twelveG1427 daysG2250 agoG575 I wentG305 upG305 to JerusalemG2419 to worshipG4352. 12 8And neitherG3777 in the templeG2413 did they findG2147 me carryingG1256 onG1256 aG1256 discussionG1256 with anyoneG5100 orG2228 9causingG4160 10a riotG3793 G1988, norG3777 in the synagoguesG4864, norG3777 in the cityG4172 itself. 13 11NorG3761 canG1410 they proveG3936 to you the things of whichG3739 they nowG3570 accuseG2723 me. 14But I confessG3670 thisG3778 to you, that inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 12 13the WayG3598, whichG3739 they callG3004 a 14sectG139, I do serveG3000 15the GodG2316 of our fathersG3971, 16believingG4100 everythingG3956 that is inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the LawG3551 and 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 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. ↩
5. Acts 24:9 1 Thess 2:16 ↩
6. Acts 24:10 Acts 23:24 ↩
7. Acts 24:11 Acts 21:18, 27; 24:1 ↩
8. Acts 24:12 Acts 25:8 ↩
9. Acts 24:12 Acts 24:18 ↩
10. Acts 24:12 Lit an attack of a mob ↩
11. Acts 24:13 Acts 25:7 ↩
12. Acts 24:14 See John 14:6 ↩
13. Acts 24:14 John 14:6; Acts 9:2; 24:22 ↩
14. Acts 24:14 Acts 15:5; 24:5 ↩
15. Acts 24:14 Acts 3:13 ↩
16. Acts 24:14 Acts 25:8; 26:4ff, 22f; 28:23 ↩