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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/acts/24.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/acts/24.htm">New International Version</a> My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. <a href="/nlt/acts/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> My accusers never found me arguing with anyone in the Temple, nor stirring up a riot in any synagogue or on the streets of the city. <a href="/esv/acts/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> and they did not find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues or in the city. <a href="/bsb/acts/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city. <a href="/blb/acts/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And neither did they find me reasoning with anyone or making a tumultuous gathering of a crowd in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city. <a href="/kjv/acts/24.htm">King James Bible</a> And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: <a href="/nkjv/acts/24.htm">New King James Version</a> And they neither found me in the temple disputing with anyone nor inciting the crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city. <a href="/nasb_/acts/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And neither in the temple did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyone or causing a riot, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city itself. <a href="/nasb/acts/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city itself did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyone or causing a riot. <a href="/nasb77/acts/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city itself did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyone or causing a riot. <a href="/lsb/acts/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor across the city did they find me carrying on a discussion with anyone or causing a riot. <a href="/amp/acts/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor elsewhere in the city did they find me carrying on a discussion or disputing with anybody or causing a crowd to gather. <a href="/csb/acts/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They didn’t find me arguing with anyone or causing a disturbance among the crowd, either in the temple or in the synagogues or anywhere in the city. <a href="/hcsb/acts/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They didn&#8217t find me disputing with anyone or causing a disturbance among the crowd, either in the temple complex or in the synagogues or anywhere in the city. <a href="/asv/acts/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city. <a href="/cev/acts/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Never once did the Jews find me arguing with anyone in the temple. I didn't cause trouble in the synagogues or in the city itself. <a href="/erv/acts/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city. <a href="/gwt/acts/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> No one found me having a discussion with anyone in the temple courtyard or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues throughout the city. <a href="/gnt/acts/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Jews did not find me arguing with anyone in the Temple, nor did they find me stirring up the people, either in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city. <a href="/isv/acts/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> They never found me debating with anyone in the Temple or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or throughout the city, <a href="/msb/acts/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city. <a href="/net/acts/24.htm">NET Bible</a> They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city, <a href="/nheb/acts/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In the temple they did not find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues, or in the city. <a href="/wbt/acts/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither exciting the people to sedition, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: <a href="/wey/acts/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and that neither in the Temple nor in the synagogues, nor anywhere in the city, did they find me disputing with any opponent or collecting a crowd about me. <a href="/web/acts/24.htm">World English Bible</a> In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and neither did they find me reasoning with anyone in the temple, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city; <a href="/blb/acts/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And neither did they find me reasoning with anyone or making a tumultuous gathering of a crowd in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city. <a href="/ylt/acts/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and neither in the temple did they find me reasoning with any one, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city; <a href="/slt/acts/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And neither in the temple found they me discussing with any, or making a revolt of the crowd, neither in synagogues, nor in the city:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man, or causing any concourse of the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: <a href="/cpdv/acts/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And they did not find me in the temple arguing with anyone, nor causing a rally of the people: neither in the synagogues, nor in the city. <a href="/nabre/acts/24.htm">New American Bible</a> Neither in the temple, nor in the synagogues, nor anywhere in the city did they find me arguing with anyone or instigating a riot among the people. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They did not find me disputing with anyone in the temple or stirring up a crowd either in the synagogues or throughout the city.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, nor have I had an assembly either in their synagogues or in the city: <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/24.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> Neither did they find me speaking with any man in The Temple nor a crowd that I had gathered, either in their synagogues, nor in the city;”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/24.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And they found me neither disputing with any one in the temple, nor exciting the multitude in the synagogue, or in the city: <a href="/godbey/acts/24.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Neither did they find me in the temple disputing with any one, or causing an excitement of the multitude, neither in the synagogues, nor throughout the city: <a href="/haweis/acts/24.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And neither in the temple found they me disputing with any man, nor raising any sedition among the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: <a href="/mace/acts/24.htm">Mace New Testament</a> they neither found me in conference with any one in the temple, nor working up the people either in the assemblies or in the streets: <a href="/wey/acts/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and that neither in the Temple nor in the synagogues, nor anywhere in the city, did they find me disputing with any opponent or collecting a crowd about me. <a href="/worrell/acts/24.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any one, or causing a stirring up of a multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city; <a href="/worsley/acts/24.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> and they neither found me disputing with any one in the temple, or making sedition among the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: <a href="/parallel/acts/24-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=8086" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/24.htm">Paul's Defense to Felix</a> …11You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship. 12<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Yet</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heuron (V-AIA-3P) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">my accusers did not find</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me</a> <a href="/greek/1256.htm" title="1256: dialegomenon (V-PPM/P-AMS) -- To converse, address, preach, lecture; I argue, reason. Middle voice from dia and lego; to say thoroughly, i.e. Discuss.">debating</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">with</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tina (IPro-AMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">anyone</a> <a href="/greek/3777.htm" title="3777: oute (Conj) -- And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even."></a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2411.htm" title="2411: hierō (N-DNS) -- Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.">temple</a> <a href="/greek/3777.htm" title="3777: oute (Conj) -- And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even."></a> <a href="/greek/2228.htm" title="2228: ē (Conj) -- Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.">or</a> <a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiounta (V-PPA-AMS) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">riling up</a> <a href="/greek/1999.htm" title="1999: epistasin (N-AFS) -- A gathering, concourse, tumult. From the middle voice of a compound of epi and sunistao; a conspiracy, i.e. Concourse."></a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochlou (N-GMS) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">a crowd</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4864.htm" title="4864: synagōgais (N-DFP) -- From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish synagogue; by analogy, a Christian church.">synagogues</a> <a href="/greek/3777.htm" title="3777: oute (Conj) -- And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even.">or</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4172.htm" title="4172: polin (N-AFS) -- A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.">city.</a> 13Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/25-8.htm">Acts 25:8</a> Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.” <a href="/acts/21-28.htm">Acts 21:28-29</a> crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.” / For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple. <a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13-14</a> where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. / For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” <a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Acts 26:21</a> For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me. <a href="/acts/28-17.htm">Acts 28:17</a> After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. <a href="/acts/23-1.htm">Acts 23:1</a> Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.” <a href="/acts/21-27.htm">Acts 21:27</a> When the seven days were almost over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him, <a href="/acts/22-30.htm">Acts 22:30</a> The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them. <a href="/acts/18-13.htm">Acts 18:13</a> “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said. <a href="/acts/25-10.htm">Acts 25:10</a> Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well. <a href="/acts/23-12.htm">Acts 23:12-15</a> When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot. / They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul. ... <a href="/acts/21-40.htm">Acts 21:40</a> Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew: <a href="/acts/22-24.htm">Acts 22:24</a> the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him. <a href="/acts/25-7.htm">Acts 25:7</a> When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove. <a href="/acts/26-2.htm">Acts 26:2</a> “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:<a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Acts 24:5</a> For 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:<a href="/acts/25-8.htm">Acts 25:8</a> While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.<a href="/acts/28-17.htm">Acts 28:17</a> And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/24-8.htm">Accusers</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-25.htm">Anywhere</a> <a href="/acts/19-8.htm">Arguing</a> <a href="/acts/23-10.htm">Argument</a> <a href="/acts/23-31.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/acts/22-12.htm">City</a> <a href="/matthew/13-29.htm">Collecting</a> <a href="/acts/23-7.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/acts/18-28.htm">Discussion</a> <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Disputing</a> <a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Dissension</a> <a href="/acts/17-21.htm">Either</a> <a href="/acts/13-50.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/acts/23-9.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/19-40.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/acts/12-24.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/acts/23-29.htm">Making</a> <a href="/acts/23-7.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/luke/18-3.htm">Opponent</a> <a href="/acts/17-31.htm">Raising</a> <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Reasoning</a> <a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Sedition</a> <a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Stirring</a> <a href="/acts/22-19.htm">Synagogues</a> <a href="/acts/24-6.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/acts/23-20.htm">Together</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Tumultuous</a> <a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/24-15.htm">Accusers</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-10.htm">Anywhere</a> <a href="/romans/3-8.htm">Arguing</a> <a href="/colossians/2-4.htm">Argument</a> <a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Carrying</a> <a href="/romans/6-12.htm">Causing</a> <a href="/acts/25-23.htm">City</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Collecting</a> <a href="/acts/24-18.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/acts/25-12.htm">Discussion</a> <a href="/acts/28-29.htm">Disputing</a> <a href="/romans/13-13.htm">Dissension</a> <a href="/acts/25-8.htm">Either</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-8.htm">Feelings</a> <a href="/acts/24-18.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/24-18.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-1.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/acts/27-17.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/acts/24-13.htm">Making</a> <a href="/acts/24-18.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-1.htm">Opponent</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">Raising</a> <a href="/acts/24-25.htm">Reasoning</a> <a href="/ezra/4-15.htm">Sedition</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-1.htm">Stirring</a> <a href="/acts/26-11.htm">Synagogues</a> <a href="/acts/24-18.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/acts/25-5.htm">Together</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Tumultuous</a> <a href="/acts/26-7.htm">Working</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 24</div>1. <a href="/acts/24-1.htm">Paul being accused by Tertullus the orator,</a> 10. <a href="/acts/24-10.htm">answers for his life and doctrine.</a> 24. <a href="/acts/24-24.htm">He preaches Christ to the governor and his wife.</a> 26. <a href="/acts/24-26.htm">The governor hopes for a bribe, but in vain.</a> 27. <a href="/acts/24-27.htm">Felix, succeeded by Festus, leaves Paul in prison.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and a place where theological discussions often occurred. Paul emphasizes that he was not causing disturbances there, highlighting his respect for Jewish customs and the sanctity of the temple. This aligns with his previous actions in <a href="/acts/21-26.htm">Acts 21:26</a>, where he participated in purification rites to show his adherence to the law.or riling up a crowd in the synagogues Synagogues were local centers for worship and teaching in Jewish communities. Paul often preached in synagogues during his missionary journeys (<a href="/acts/13-5.htm">Acts 13:5, 14</a>; 14:1), but here he asserts that he was not inciting unrest. This claim counters the accusations of being a troublemaker, as seen in <a href="/acts/17-6.htm">Acts 17:6-7</a>, where he was accused of turning the world upside down. His approach was to reason and persuade, not to incite.or in the city Paul extends his defense to the broader context of the city, likely referring to Jerusalem. The city was a hub of religious and political activity, and any disturbance could have significant implications. By stating he did not cause trouble in the city, Paul underscores his peaceful conduct. This is consistent with his teachings in <a href="/romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1-7</a>, where he advocates for submission to governing authorities and living peaceably with all.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who is defending himself against accusations made by Jewish leaders. He is on trial before the Roman governor, Felix. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The central place of worship for Jews in Jerusalem, where Paul is accused of causing disturbances. 3. <a href="/topical/s/synagogues.htm">Synagogues</a> Local places of worship and community gathering for Jews, where Paul often preached during his missionary journeys. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where these events are taking place, significant as the religious and cultural center for Jews. 5. <a href="/topical/f/felix.htm">Felix</a> The Roman governor presiding over Paul's trial, responsible for maintaining order and justice in the region.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_accusations.htm">Integrity in Accusations</a> Paul emphasizes his innocence by stating that he was not found arguing or causing disturbances. Believers should strive to live above reproach, ensuring that any accusations against them are unfounded. <a href="/topical/p/peaceful_witness.htm">Peaceful Witness</a> Paul's approach was not to incite violence or unrest but to share the Gospel peacefully. Christians are called to be peacemakers and to share their faith without causing unnecessary conflict. <a href="/topical/f/faithful_defense.htm">Faithful Defense</a> Paul’s defense is rooted in truth and integrity. Believers should be prepared to defend their faith with honesty and clarity, relying on the truth of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/u/understanding_context.htm">Understanding Context</a> Knowing the cultural and religious context of Paul's time helps us understand the nature of the accusations and the significance of his defense. Christians should seek to understand the context of their own situations to respond appropriately. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a> Despite false accusations, Paul trusted in God's plan and sovereignty. Believers can find peace in knowing that God is in control, even in difficult circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 24</a> <a href="/q/why_are_charges_against_paul_in_acts_25_7_vague.htm">Why do the charges against Paul in Acts 25:7 remain vague, and how does this ambiguity align or conflict with other New Testament accounts of similar trials? </a> <a href="/q/could_rome_hold_paul_years_without_proof.htm">Acts 24:13 states the accusers could not prove any crime; how plausible is it that the Roman legal system would hold Paul for years without solid evidence?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_acts_24_10-15_align_with_paul's_conflicts.htm">In Acts 24:10-15, Paul insists he adheres to Jewish tradition while also preaching resurrection; how does this align with his earlier conflicts over the Law?</a> <a href="/q/is_mark_2_23-28's_grain_story_reliable.htm">Mark 2:23-28 - How reliable is the story of disciples picking grain on the Sabbath, given the potential historical and legal disputes that should have arisen?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) They neither found me in the temple . . .--The answer traverses all parts of the indictment. He had not even entered into a discussion in the Temple. He had not even gathered a crowd around him in any part of the city. He challenges the accusers to bring any adequate evidence--i.e., that of two or three witnesses, independent and agreeing--in proof of their charges.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - Neither in the temple did they find me for they neither found me in the temple, A.V.; or stirring up a crowd for neither raising up the people, A.V.; nor... nor for neither... nor, A.V. Stirring up a crowd. The reading of the R.T. is ἐπίστασιν ποιοῦντα ὄχλου, which must mean "a stoppage of the crowd," in which sense it is a medical term. But Meyer thinks it is a mere clerical error for the reading of the T.R. ἐπισύστασιν, which is used in the LXX for "a tumultuous assembly" (<a href="/numbers/26-9.htm">Numbers 26:9</a>; 3Esdr. 25:9), and in Josephus, 'Contr. Apion.,' 1:20, of a conspiracy or revolt. In the LXX. also the verb ἐπισυνίσταμαι means "to rise in revolt against" (<a href="/numbers/14-25.htm">Numbers 14:25</a>; <a href="/numbers/16-19.htm">Numbers 16:19</a>; <a href="/numbers/26-9.htm">Numbers 26:9</a>). <a href="/commentaries/acts/24-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Yet καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [my accusers] did not find εὗρόν (heuron) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. debating διαλεγόμενον (dialegomenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1256.htm">Strong's 1256: </a> To converse, address, preach, lecture; I argue, reason. Middle voice from dia and lego; to say thoroughly, i.e. Discuss. with πρός (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. anyone τινα (tina) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. temple ἱερῷ (hierō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2411.htm">Strong's 2411: </a> Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple. or ἢ (ē) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2228.htm">Strong's 2228: </a> Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than. riling up ποιοῦντα (poiounta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do. a crowd ὄχλου (ochlou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. in ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. synagogues συναγωγαῖς (synagōgais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4864.htm">Strong's 4864: </a> From sunago; an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish 'synagogue'; by analogy, a Christian church. [or] οὔτε (oute) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3777.htm">Strong's 3777: </a> And not, neither, nor. From ou and te; not too, i.e. Neither or nor; by analogy, not even. in κατὰ (kata) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. city. πόλιν (polin) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4172.htm">Strong's 4172: </a> A city, the inhabitants of a city. 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