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Mark Dunagan Commentaries

Acts 24:13-14

Acts 24:13-14 "According to the Way which they call. sect. do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets" Here Paul answers the insinuation that Christianity is some heretical sect or illegal offshoot of Judaism. Christianity is the Way that. true and faithful Jew continues to serve God; Christianity is the fulfillment of all that is written in the Scriptures. It is not. "sect" or some little party, rather it is the Way. He is not. sectarian or innovator, rather he believes in the true God, is on the narrow way, and believes everything written in the Law and the prophets.

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    NEITHER CAN THEY PROVE THE THINGS ... - That is, that I am a mover of sedition, or a disturber of the peace of the people. This appeal he boldly makes; he challenges investigation; and as they did not...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 23 _ 1. Paul before the Sanhedrin (Acts 23:1)._ 2. The vision of the Lord (Acts 23:11). 3. The Conspiracy against Paul (Acts 23:12). 4. Paul taken to Caesarea ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ACTS 24:22 F. FELIX ADJOURNS THE CASE. The clause having more exact knowledge concerning the Way may be due to the editor, who tends to exhibit Roman officials as favourable to the cause (Preuschen)....

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PAUL'S SPEECH. Paul does not speak till the procurator invites him to do so, according to the necessary order of all judicial proceedings. His speech is not quite so fine as that of Tertullus, yet whi...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    A FLATTERING SPEECH AND A FALSE CHARGE (Acts 24:1-9)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    When the governor had given him the sign to speak, Paul answered, "In the knowledge that you for many years have been a judge of this people, I confidently offer my defence of my case, for you can asc...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    PROVE. Same as "shew" (Acts 1:3). Here. demon-strate. WHEREOF. concerning (Greek. _peri_. App-104.) which....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _neither can they prove_(_Rev. Ver._, with MS. authority, adds TO THEE) _the things_, &c. The proof must be such as the law required, not the mere multiplied assertions of the accusers. The verb impli...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ST PAUL’S ANSWER TO THE CHARGE...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    με after ΠΑΡΑΣΤΗ͂ΣΑΙ omitted with אABEL. _Vulg_. does not represent it. ΣΟΙ after ΔΎΝΑΝΤΑΙ added with אABE. _Vulg_. ‘tibi.’ 13. ΟΥ̓ΔῈ ΠΑΡΑΣΤΗ͂ΣΑΙ ΔΎΝΑΝΤΑΊ ΣΟΙ, _neither can they prove to thee_. The p...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _PAUL DEFENDED HIMSELF BEFORE FELIX ACTS 24:10-18:_ Felix had judged the Jewish nation for many years. He had been governor somewhere between ten and thirteen years. If the charge was true that Paul w...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΠΑΡΑΣΤΉΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΠΑΡΊΣΤΗΜΙ (G3936) выдвигать доказательства, доказывать, подтверждать; приводить примеры, подтверждающие речь (LC). ΔΎΝΑΝΤΑΙ _praes. ind. pass. (dep.), см._ Acts 24:8....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    b. Paul's trial before Felix the governor. Acts 24:1-22. Acts 24:1 And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed th...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    See notes on verse 10...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. Neither can they prove, [parasteesai (G3936 ) is the true reading: the Stephanic Received Text (but not the Elzevir) adds me (G3165 ), wh...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    28 As in the case of our Lord, witness after witness testified that Paul had done nothing deserving the bonds he endured or the death with which he was threatened. All who heard his case concurred in...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    KING AGRIPPA AND BERNICE] Agrippa II (Marcus Julius Agrippa) was the son of Agrippa I and Cypros. See art. 'Dynasty of the Herods.' His sister Bernice, with whom at this time he was living on terms of...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ST PAUL'S DEFENCE. St. Paul answered the charges as follows. (1) He had no seditious intentions, for he was found purified in the Temple 'neither with multitude, nor with tumult' (Acts 24:18). (2) The...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ST. PAUL BEFORE FELIX 1-27. St Paul and Felix. 1. Tertullus] in spite of his Roman name may have been a Greek or even a Jew (cp.'our Law,' AV Acts 24:6)....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 24 THE *JEWISH LEADERS ACCUSE PAUL, 24:1-9 V1 Five days later, Ananias the *high priest went to Caesarea. Some leaders and Tertullus, a lawyer,...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    οὔτε : οὐδὲ, R.V. (so Blass, _Gram._, p. 260, Simcox, _Z. N. T._, p. 165); the Apostle after denying the specific charges made against him in Jerusalem, now proceeds further to a general denial of the...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    TRUTH AGAINST SLANDER Acts 24:1 Paul was always on the lookout for the one ray of light in murky skies. He found a reason for counting himself happy in this dark hour, Acts 24:10. He held himself wit...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Tertullus, who appeared here, was a Roman barrister, it being necessary for the Jews to employ such in presenting their cases before a Roman tribunal. The charges he made were palpably false. His desc...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    Paul's Defense Before Felix Once the governor nodded to him, Paul began his defense. He expressed pleasure at getting to state his case before one who had years of experience in judging on matters inv...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Neither can they (h) prove the things whereof they now accuse me. (h) They cannot lay forth before you and prove with good reasons....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Paul appears before the governors in succession the Sanhedrim, Felix, Festus, Agrippa, and afterwards Caesar. And here, when occasion offers, we have striking appeals to conscience; when his defence i...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    NEITHER CAN THEY PROVE THE THINGS WHEREOF THEY NOW ACCUSE ME. As that he was a pestilent fellow, a mover of sedition, and a profaner of the temple these things they could not set forth in any clear li...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. Ver. 13. _Neither can they prove the things_] And if to be barely accused be sufficient to make a man guilty, no man shall be innocent. I...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Then Paul_ Having heard with patient silence all the false charges preferred against him, after the governor had given him a sign to speak, answered in a speech widely different from that of Tertullu...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Paul denies the charges:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    NEITHER CAN THEY PROVE THE THINGS WHEREOF THEY NOW ACCUSE ME. Paul's position in this matter was very unpleasant, for he was suddenly, by the beckoning hand of the governor, placed face to face with t...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    The Jews did not delay long just taking enough time (5 days) to make plans by which to influence Felix against Paul. The high priest and elders of the people came down, bringing with them an orator na...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    NOR CAN THEY PROVE THE THINGS OF WHICH THEY NOW ACCUSE ME. 1. There is no one who can prove any of the charges. 2. They are empty phrases with no basis in fact....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    They could not prove either of those crimes they charged him with, viz. 1. Raising of sedition; or, 2. Profaning of the temple, which they had accused him of....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Acts 24:13 Nor G3777 can G1410 (G5736) prove G3936 (G5658) G3165 things G4012 which G3739 they...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.” Nor could his accusers bring any proof that the things which they accused him of were true. It was a case of words without evidence...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    PROVE (παραστησα). First aorist active infinitive of παριστημ, to place beside. They have made "charges," mere assertions. They have not backed up these charges with proof, "nor can they," says Pau...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Paul accused before Felix, and his defense. CHARACTERS: Ananias, elders, Tertullus, Felix, Paul, Lysias, Drusilla, Festus. CONCLUSION: Every false cause can find men of sharp wits to plead...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Acts 24:1. _After five days, Ananias descended with the elders;_ to intimidate the governor, and ensure the destruction of Paul, as they had done with Pilate in regard of the Saviour. They lost no tim...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    PAUL SAID. Roman law condemned no one without allowing them to speak in their own defence. I KNOW THAT YOU. The frequent turnover of Roman Governors makes Paul's statement accurate. Felix had been gov...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered._ PAUL’S DEFENCE BEFORE FELIX Note-- I. The Christianity of old Judaism. The apostle-- 1. Worshipped the Jews’ God. “So...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 24:1 The Witness in Caesarea. Paul was imprisoned in Caesarea for more than two years. He received formal hearings from the governors Felix and Festus and the Jewish king Agrippa II....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 24:10. MANY YEARS meant about six or seven, since Felix became procurator about A.D. 52 or 53 (Jos., _Ant._, XX. Acts 7:1). Before his elevation to the procuratorship of Judæa...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ACTS 24:1 _The high priest Ananias came down _for _Ananias the high priest descended, _A.V.; _certain elders _for _the elders, _A.V. and T.R.; _an orator, one Tertullus _for _a certain ora...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn now to chapter twenty-four in the book of Acts. Paul had been seen in the temple worshipping God by some of the Jews that were from Asia who were familiar with Paul's ministry among the...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Peter 3:16; Acts 25:7...

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