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Acts 24:6 KJV
Acts · chapter 24 · verse 6
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.Acts 24:6 · King James Version
Acts 24:6 in context
4Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
7But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
8Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- accordingkatadown from, through out, according to, toward, alongG2596 →
- profanebebēloōto profane, desecrateG953 →
- templehierona sacred place, temple, used of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, used of the temple at…G2411 →
- templekaiand, also, even, indeed, butG2532 →
- judgedkrinōto separate, put asunder, to pick out, select, choose, to approve, esteem, to prefer, to…G2919 →
- aboutpeirazōto try whether a thing can be done, to attempt, endeavour, to try, make trial of, test…G3985 →
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We must suppose that Lysias, the chief captain, when he had sent away Paul to Caesarea, gave notice to the chief priests, and others that had appeared against Paul, that if they had any thing to accuse him of they must follow him to Caesarea, and there they would find him, and a judge ready to hear them - thinking,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9