Acts 24:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 24:5

3 we accept it always and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

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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Interlinear Bible for Acts 24:5:

For
gar (#1063) we have found
euprosopeo (#2147) this
touton (#5126) man
aner (#435) a pestilent
loimos (#3061) fellow, and
kai (#2532) a mover
kineo (#2795) of sedition
stasis (#4714) among all
pas (#3956) the
xurao (#3588) Jews
Ioudaios (#2453) throughout
kata (#2596) the
xurao (#3588) world,
oikoumene (#3625) and
te (#5037) a ringleader
protostates (#4414) of the
xurao (#3588) sect
hairesis (#139) of the
xurao (#3588) Nazarenes:
Nazoraios (#3480)

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