Acts 24:14

Acts 24:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
• New International Version (NIV)However, I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the Law and in the Prophets.

Context of Acts 24:14

12They did not find me arguing with anyone or inciting a riot—not in the Temple or in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. 13Nor can they prove to you the charges they now bring against me. “But this I confess to you, that according to the Way (which they call a sect), I worship the God of our fathers, believing everything written in the Torah and the Prophets. 15In God I have a hope—which these men also wait for—that there will surely be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. 16“Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience before both God and men.

Acts 24:14 word by word

ὁμολογῶ δὲ τοῦτό σοι ὅτι κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν ἣν λέγουσιν αἵρεσιν οὕτως λατρεύω τῷ πατρῴῳ θεῷ πιστεύων πᾶσιν τοῖς κατὰ τὸν νόμον καὶ τοῖς ἐν τοῖς προφήταις γεγραμμένοις,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• I confessὁμολογέωhomologeō · to confess/professG3670
• unto theeσύsu · youG4771
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• afterκατάkata · according toG2596
• the wayὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• they callλέγωlegō · to say: callG3004
• heresyαἵρεσιςhairesis · sectG139
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• worship Iλατρεύωlatreuō · to ministerG3000
• the Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• of my fathersπατρῷοςpatrōos · ancestralG3971
• believingπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• are writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• in the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for Acts 24:14

• Psalms 119:46I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and never be ashamed.
• Matthew 10:32“Therefore whoever acknowledges Me before men, I will also acknowledge him before My Father who is in heaven.
• Acts 9:2He requested letters of introduction from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
• Acts 19:9But when they were hardening and refusing to believe, speaking evil of the Way before the whole group, he withdrew from them, taking the disciples with him, debating daily in the hall of Tyrannus.
• Amos 8:14Those swearing by Samaria’s guilt will say, ‘As your gods live, Dan!’ or ‘As the way of Beersheba lives!’ But they will fall, never to rise again.”
• 2 Peter 2:2Many will follow their immoral ways, and as a result the way of the truth will be maligned.
• Acts 24:5For we have found this man to be a pest, stirring up riots among all the Jewish people throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Natzratim.
• 1 Corinthians 11:19for there must be factions among you, so that those among you who are tried and true may be evident.
• Galatians 5:20idolatry, witchcraft, hostility, strife, jealousy, rage, selfish ambition, dissension, factions,
• 2 Peter 2:1But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you. They will secretly bring in destructive heresies. They will even deny the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction upon themselves.
• Micah 4:2Then many nations will go and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of Adonai, to the House of the God of Jacob! Then He will direct us in His ways, and we will walk in His paths.” For Torah will go forth from Zion, and the word of Adonai from Jerusalem.
• Acts 3:13The God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Servant Yeshua—the One you handed over and disowned before Pilate, though he had decided to release Him.
• Acts 5:30The God of our fathers raised up Yeshua, whom you seized and had crucified.
• Acts 7:32‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.’ “Moses trembled in fear and did not dare to look.
• Acts 22:14“And he said, ‘The God of our fathers handpicked you to know His will—to see the Righteous One and to hear an utterance from His mouth.
• Exodus 3:15God also said to Moses: “You are to say to Bnei-Yisrael, Adonai, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My Name forever, and the Name by which I should be remembered from generation to generation.

Commentaries on Acts 24:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14That after the way which they call heresy - See the explanation of this word in the note on Acts 5:17; (note), and see before, Acts 24:5; (note), where what is here translated heresy, is there rendered sect. At this time the word had no bad acceptation, in reference to religious opinions. The Pharisees themselves, the most respectable body among the Jews, are called a sect; for Paul, defending himself before Agrippa, says that he lived a Pharisee…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14But this I confess … - The next specification in the charge of Tertullus was Acts 24:5 that he was “a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.” To this, Paul replies in this and the two following verses. Of this reply we may observe: (1) That he does not stoop to notice the contempt implied in the use of the word “Nazarenes.” He was engaged in a more important business than to contend about the name which they chose to give to Christians. (2) he admits…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-21Verses 10-21 Paul gives a just account of himself, which clears him from crime, and likewise shows the true reason of the violence against him. Let us never be driven from any good way by its having an ill name. It is very comfortable, in worshipping God, to look to him as the God of our fathers, and to set up no other rule of faith or practice but the Scriptures. This shows there will be a resurrection to a final judgment. Prophets and their doctrines…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14the Way: See study note on 9:2. Paul emphasized what he shared in common with his Jewish audience, including his worship, belief in the Jewish law, acceptance of the prophets, and hope in the resurrection (24:14, 15; see 24:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. But this I confess to thee--in which Felix would see no crime. that after the way they call heresy--literally, and better, "a sect." so worship I the God of my fathers--the ancestral God. Two arguments are contained here: (1) Our nation is divided into what they call sects--the sect of the Pharisees, and that of the Sadducees--all the difference between them and me is, that I belong to neither of these, but to another sect, or religious section of…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 24:14

• Courage
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• Faith
• Heresy
• Hope
• Readings, Select
• Resurrection
• Self-Defense
• Way
• Zeal, Religious

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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