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4 Nevertheless, not to be tedious to you any further, I beg you to hear, by your1 courtesy, a few words from us.  
5 aFor 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.  
6 aHe even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him,1 and wanted bto judge him according to our law.  
7 aBut the commander Lysias came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,  
8 acommanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”  
9 And the Jews also1 assented, maintaining that these things were so.  

The Defense Before Felix

10 Then Paul, after the governor had nodded to him to speak, answered: “Inasmuch as I know that you have been for many years a judge of this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself,
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Acts 24:6

Who also hath gone about - Who has endeavored.

To profane the temple - This was a serious, but unfounded charge. It arose from the gross calumny of the Jews, when they pretended that he had introduced Greeks into that sacred place, Acts 21:28. To this charge he replies in Acts 24:18.

And would have judged - That is, would have condemned and punished.

According to our law - Their law, which forbade the introduction of strangers into the temple.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Acts 24:6:

Joel 3:9
Acts 7:7
Acts 24:17
Acts 25:7
Acts 26:2
Hebrews 11:17

 

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