Acts 24
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Acts 24

Revised Version 1895

1AndG2532 afterG3326 fiveG4002 daysG2250 theG3588 highG749 priestG749 AnaniasG367 cameG2597 downG2597 withG3326 certainG5100 eldersG4245, andG2532 withG3326 anG2532 orator, oneG5100 TertullusG5061; andG2532 theyG2532 informed theG3588 governorG2232 againstG2596 PaulG3972. 2AndG2532 whenG2532 heG2532 was calledG2564, TertullusG5061 beganG757 toG3004 accuseG2723 himG846, sayingG3004, Seeing thatG3004 byG1223 thee weG2532 enjoy muchG4183 peaceG1515, andG2532 thatG3004 byG1223 thy providenceG4307 evils are corrected forG1223 thisG3588 nationG1484, 3weG3778 accept itG1223 inG2532 allG3956 ways andG2532 inG2532 allG3956 places, mostG4183 excellentG2903 FelixG5344, withG3326 allG3956 thankfulnessG2169. 4ButG1161, thatG2443 IG1473 beG4674 notG3361 furtherG4183 tedious unto thee, IG1473 entreatG3870 thee toG2443 hearG191 usG1909 ofG1909 thy clemency a few wordsG191. 5ForG1063 weG3778 have foundG2147 thisG3778 manG435 a pestilent fellow, andG2532 a mover ofG435 insurrections amongG2596 allG3956 theG3956 JewsG2453 throughoutG2596 theG3956 worldG3625, andG2532 a ringleaderG4414 ofG435 theG3956 sectG139 ofG435 theG3956 NazarenesG3480: 6whoG3739 moreover assayed toG2532 profane theG3588 templeG2411: onG2532 whomG3739 alsoG2532 weG3739 laidG2902 holdG2902: 71 8fromG3844 whomG3739 thou wilt beG3956 ableG1410, byG3844 examiningG350 himG846 thyself, toG1410 takeG1921 knowledge ofG3956 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778, whereof weG2249 accuseG2723 himG846. 9AndG2532 theG3588 JewsG2453 alsoG2532 joinedG4934 inG2532 theG3588 charge, affirming thatG3778 theseG3778 thingsG3778 were soG2532. 10AndG611 whenG1510 theG3588 governorG2232 hadG1510 beckoned unto himG846 toG3004 speakG3004, PaulG3972 answeredG611, Forasmuch asG846 IG3778 knowG1987 thatG3004 thou hast beenG1510 ofG1537 manyG4183 yearsG2094 aG1510 judgeG2923 unto thisG3778 nationG1484, IG3778 doG1510 cheerfully makeG626 myG626 defence: 11seeing thatG3754 thou canst takeG1921 knowledge, thatG3754 itG3739 isG1510 notG3756 moreG4183 thanG4183 twelveG1427 daysG2250 sinceG3754 IG1473 wentG305 upG305 toG1519 worshipG4352 at JerusalemG2419: 12andG2532 neitherG3777 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2413 didG4160 theyG2532 findG2147 meG1473 disputing withG1722 anyG5100 manG5100 orG2228 stirring up a crowdG3793, norG3777 inG1722 theG3588 synagoguesG4864, norG3777 inG1722 theG3588 cityG4172. 13NeitherG3761 canG1410 theyG3739 proveG3936 toG1410 thee theG3739 thingsG3739 whereof theyG3739 nowG3570 accuseG2723 meG1473. 14ButG1161 thisG3778 IG3739 confessG3670 unto thee, thatG3754 afterG2596 theG3956 WayG3598 whichG3739 theyG3739 callG3004 a sectG139, soG2532 serveG3000 IG3739 theG3956 GodG2316 ofG2316 ourG2316 fathersG3971, believingG4100 allG3956 thingsG3778 whichG3739 are accordingG2596 toG3004 theG3956 lawG3551, andG2532 whichG3739 are writtenG1125 inG1722 theG3956 prophetsG4396: 15havingG2192 hopeG1680 towardG1519 GodG2316, whichG3739 theseG3778 alsoG2532 themselvesG846 look forG1519, thatG3739 thereG1510 shallG1342 beG1510 a resurrectionG386 bothG5037 ofG2316 theG3588 justG1342 andG2532 unjustG94. 16Herein doG2192 IG2532 alsoG2532 exercise myselfG846 toG4314 have a conscienceG4893 void ofG1223 offence towardG4314 GodG2316 andG2532 menG444 alway. 17NowG1161 afterG1161 manyG4183 yearsG2094 IG1473 cameG3854 toG1519 bringG4160 almsG1654 toG1519 myG4160 nationG1484, andG2532 offeringsG4376: 18amidst whichG3739 theyG3739 foundG2147 meG1473 purifiedG48 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2413, withG3326 noG3756 crowdG3793, norG3761 yetG1161 withG3326 tumult: butG1161 thereG1722 were certainG5100 JewsG2453 fromG575 AsiaG773— 19whoG3739 oughtG1163 toG4314 have beenG2192 hereG3918 beforeG1909 thee, andG2532 toG4314 makeG2723 accusationG2723, ifG1487 theyG3739 had aught againstG1909 meG1473. 20OrG2228 elseG2228 letG3004 theseG3778 menG3778 themselvesG846 sayG3004 whatG5101 wrong-doing theyG846 foundG2147, whenG2147 IG1473 stoodG2476 beforeG1909 theG3588 councilG4892, 21except itG846 beG3778 forG3754 thisG3778 oneG1520 voiceG5456, thatG3754 IG1473 criedG2896 standingG2476 amongG1722 themG846, Touching theG1722 resurrectionG386 ofG1520 theG1722 deadG3498 IG1473 amG2919 calledG3739 inG1722 question beforeG1909 youG5210 thisG3778 dayG4594. 22ButG1161 FelixG5344, having moreG2596 exact knowledge concerningG4012 theG3588 WayG3598, deferred themG846, sayingG3004, WhenG3752 LysiasG3079 theG3588 chief captain shall comeG2597 downG2597, IG1161 willG846 determineG1231 yourG3708 matter. 23AndG2532 heG2532 gaveG1299 order toG2532 theG3588 centurionG1543 thatG846 heG2532 shouldG3367 beG2532 keptG5083 inG2532 charge, andG2532 shouldG3367 have indulgence; andG2532 notG3367 toG2532 forbidG2967 anyG3367 ofG2192 hisG846 friendsG2398 toG2532 minister unto himG846. 24ButG1161 afterG3326 certainG5100 daysG2250, FelixG5344 cameG3854 withG3326 DrusillaG1409, hisG846 wifeG1135, whichG3588 wasG1510 aG1510 JewessG2453, andG2532 sentG3343 forG1519 PaulG3972, andG2532 heardG191 himG846 concerningG4012 theG3588 faithG4102 inG1519 ChristG5547 JesusG2424. 25AndG2532 asG4198 heG2532 reasonedG1256 ofG4012 righteousnessG1343, andG2532 temperance, andG2532 theG3588 judgmentG2917 toG3195 comeG1096, FelixG5344 was terrifiedG1719, andG2532 answeredG611, GoG4198 thy wayG4198 forG4012 thisG3588 timeG2540; andG2532 whenG2532 IG2532 have a convenient seasonG2540, IG2532 willG3195 call thee unto meG2192. 26HeG2532 hopedG1679 withal thatG3754 moneyG5536 wouldG846 beG2532 givenG1325 himG846 ofG3588 PaulG3972: whereforeG1352 alsoG2532 heG2532 sentG3343 forG3754 himG846 theG3588 oftener, andG2532 communed withG2532 himG846. 27ButG1161 whenG1161 twoG1333 yearsG1333 were fulfilledG4137, FelixG5344 was succeededG1240 byG1240 PorciusG4201 FestusG5347; andG1161 desiringG2309 toG2309 gain favour withG4137 theG3588 JewsG2453, FelixG5344 leftG2641 PaulG3972 inG1210 bonds.

Notes

  1. 1. Acts 24:7 Some ancient authorities insert and we would have judged him according to our law. 7 But the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, 8 commanding his accusers to come before thee. ↩

Commentaries on Acts 24

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain