Acts 24:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 24:6

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,

Verse Comparison: Acts 24:6

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American Standard Version
who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold: `and we would have judged him according to our law.'

Amplified® Bible
He also [even] tried to desecrate {and} defile the temple, but we laid hands on him {and would have sentenced him by our Law,}

Contemporary English Version
When he tried to disgrace the temple, we arrested him. If you question him, you will find out for yourself that our charges are true.

Darby English Version
who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law;

Good News Bible
He also tried to defile the Temple, and we arrested him.

International Standard Version
and even tried to profane the temple, but we arrested him.

King James Version
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

New American Standard Bible
"And he even tried to desecrate the temple; and then we arrested him. [We wanted to judge him according to our own Law.

New International Version
and even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.

New King James Version
He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and wanted to judge him according to our law.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"And he even tried to desecrate the temple; and then we arrested him. [We wanted to judge him according to our own Law.

Young's Literal Translation
who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,

New English Translation
He¹ even tried to desecrate² the temple, so we arrested³ him.⁴

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