Acts 24:5

Acts 24:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
• New International Version (NIV)“We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect
• English Standard Version (ESV)For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For we have found this man a plague, a creator of dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

Context of Acts 24:5

3We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. 4However, that I may not be further tedious to thee, I beseech thee that thou wouldest of thy clemency hear us a few words. For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: 6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. 7But the chief captain Lysias came, and with great violence took him out of our hands,

Acts 24:5 word by word

εὑρόντες γὰρ τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον λοιμὸν καὶ κινοῦντα στάσεις πᾶσιν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις τοῖς κατὰ τὴν οἰκουμένην πρωτοστάτην τε τῆς τῶν Ναζωραίων αἱρέσεως·Read the interlinear

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• thisτοῦτονtouton · thisG5126
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• pestilentλοιμόςloimos · pestilenceG3061
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• moverκινέωkineō · to moveG2795
• seditionστάσιςstasis · uprisingG4714
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• JewsἸουδαῖοςIoudaios · JewG2453
• throughoutκατάkata · according toG2596
• worldοἰκουμένηoikoumenē · worldG3625
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• ringleaderπρωτοστάτηςprōtostatēs · ringleaderG4414
• sectαἵρεσιςhairesis · sectG139
• NazarenesΝαζωραῖοςNazōraios · NazarethG3480

Cross-references for Acts 24:5

• Acts 6:13And set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
• Acts 16:20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
• Acts 17:6And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down have come here also;
• Acts 21:28Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further hath brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
• Acts 22:22And they hearkened to him until this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
• Acts 28:22But we desire to hear from thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
• 1 Kings 18:17And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, Art thou he that troubleth Israel?
• Jeremiah 38:4Therefore the princes said to the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the harm.
• Amos 7:10Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his words.
• Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
• Matthew 10:25It is enough for the disciple that he should be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
• 1 Corinthians 4:13Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things to this day.
• 1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said to his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give each one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;
• Ezra 4:12let it be known to the king, that the Jews who came from thee to us are come to Jerusalem, building the rebellious and the evil city, and have set up the walls, and joined the foundations.
• Nehemiah 6:5Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in like manner the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;
• Esther 3:8And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are different from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to allow them to remain .

Commentaries on Acts 24:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5For we have found this man, etc. - Here the proposition of the orator commences. He accuses Paul, ant his accusation includes four particulars: - He is a pest, ; an exceedingly bad and wicked man. He excites disturbances and seditions against the Jews. He is the chief of the sect of the Nazarenes, who are a very bad people, and should not be tolerated. He has endeavored to pollute and profane the temple, and we took him in the fact. A pestilent fellow…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5We have found this man a pestilent fellow - ̀ loimonThis word is commonly applied to a plague or pestilence, and then to a man who corrupts the morals of others, or who is turbulent, and an exciter of sedition. Our translation somewhat weakens the force of the original expression. Tertullus did not say that he was a pestilent fellow, but that he was the very pestilence itself. In this he referred to their belief that he had been the cause of extensive…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world: A Roman court would have taken this charge very seriously. This language presents him as someone who causes unrest. It reflects a charge of political sedition (acting against the state), which a Roman court would have treated as a serious crime (see 16:21; 17:7; 18:13). People made similar accusations against Jesus to Pontius Pilate (Luke 23:2, 5, 14). sect: This term is used here in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. a pestilent fellow--a plague, or pest. and a mover of sedition among all the Jews--by exciting disturbances among them. throughout the world--(See on Lu 2:1). This was the first charge; and true only in the sense explained on Ac 16:20. a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes--the second charge; and true enough.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 24:5

• Accusation, False
• Advocate
• False Teachers
• Falsehood
• Indictments
• Readings, Select
• Sedition

In the dictionaries

• Assent
• Clemency
• Exercise
• Hear
• Inform
• James
• Jewess
• Nazarene
• Pestilent
• Tertullus

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