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so we seized him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/acts/24.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Furthermore, he was trying to desecrate the Temple when we arrested him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/acts/24.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/acts/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />who even attempted to profane the temple, whom also we seized.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/acts/24.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/acts/24.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him, and wanted to judge him according to our law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/acts/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he even tried to desecrate the temple, so indeed we arrested him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/acts/24.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And he even tried to desecrate the temple; and then we arrested him. We wanted to judge him according to our own Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/acts/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And he even tried to desecrate the temple; and then we arrested him. [And we wanted to judge him according to our own Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/acts/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he even tried to desecrate the temple; and then we arrested him. [We wanted to judge him according to our own Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/acts/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He even tried to desecrate the temple, but we took him into custody [and we intended to judge him by our Law,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/acts/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He even tried to desecrate the temple, and so we apprehended him. By examining him yourself you will be able to discern the truth about these charges we are bringing against him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/acts/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we apprehended him and wanted to judge him according to our law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/acts/24.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/acts/24.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/acts/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He also entered the temple courtyard in a way that violates our tradition. So we arrested him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/acts/24.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He also tried to defile the Temple, and we arrested him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/acts/24.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and even tried to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/acts/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/acts/24.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/acts/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him. And we would have judged him according to our law,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/acts/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He even attempted to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/acts/24.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/acts/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />who also tried to profane the temple, whom we also took, [[and wished to judge according to our law,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/acts/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />who even attempted to profane the temple, whom also we seized.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/acts/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/acts/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And who attempted to profane the temple: whom we also seized, and wished to judge according to our law.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/acts/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom, we having apprehended, would also have judged according to our law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/acts/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he has even been attempting to violate the temple. And having apprehended him, we wanted him to be judged according to our law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/acts/24.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He even tried to desecrate our temple, but we arrested him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/acts/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He even tried to profane the temple, and so we seized him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/acts/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He sought to defile our temple: therefore when we seized him, we would have judged him according to our law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/24.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And he wanted to defile our Temple, and when we seized him, we sought to judge him according to what is in our law.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/acts/24.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />He also attempted to profane the temple; and we took him, and wished to judge him according to our law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/acts/24.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />who also endeavored to pollute the temple: whom we indeed arrested,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/acts/24.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />who even attempted to profane the temple: we seized him therefore, and intended to judge him according to our own law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/acts/24.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />and has attempted to prophane the temple: we secur'd him, and would have try'd him by our law:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/acts/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He even attempted to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/acts/24.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />who also attempted to desecrate the temple; whom also we seized.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/acts/24.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and attempting to profane the temple, we apprehended him, and would have judged <i>him</i> according to our law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/acts/24-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=8046" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/acts/24.htm">Tertullus Prosecutes Paul</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">and he</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">even</a> <a href="/greek/3985.htm" title="3985: epeirasen (V-AIA-3S) -- To try, tempt, test. From peira; to test, i.e. Endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline.">tried</a> <a href="/greek/953.htm" title="953: bebēlōsai (V-ANA) -- To profane, pollute, violate. From bebelos; to desecrate.">to desecrate</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- 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: hieron (N-ANS) -- Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.">temple;</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">so</a> <a href="/greek/2902.htm" title="2902: ekratēsamen (V-AIA-1P) -- From kratos; to use strength, i.e. Seize or retain.">we seized</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">him.</a> </span>…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-28.htm">Acts 21:28-30</a></span><br />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. / The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-13.htm">Acts 6:13-14</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-20.htm">Acts 16:20-21</a></span><br />They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil / by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-6.htm">Acts 17:6-7</a></span><br />But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here, / and Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all defying Caesar’s decrees, saying that there is another king, named Jesus!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-13.htm">Acts 18:13</a></span><br />“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/22-22.htm">Acts 22:22</a></span><br />The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/25-8.htm">Acts 25:8</a></span><br />Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-17.htm">Acts 28:17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/23-2.htm">Luke 23:2</a></span><br />And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-30.htm">John 18:30</a></span><br />“If He were not a criminal,” they replied, “we would not have handed Him over to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-59.htm">Matthew 26:59-61</a></span><br />Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. / But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward / and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-57.htm">Mark 14:57-58</a></span><br />Then some men stood up and testified falsely against Him: / “We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-9.htm">Jeremiah 26:9-11</a></span><br />How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!” And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. / When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went up from the king’s palace to the house of the LORD and sat there at the entrance of the New Gate. / Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/6-6.htm">Nehemiah 6:6-7</a></span><br />that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king, / and you have even appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim on your behalf: ‘There is a king in Judah.’ Soon these rumors will reach the ears of the king. So come, let us confer together.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/6-4.htm">Daniel 6:4-5</a></span><br />Thus the administrators and satraps sought a charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom, but they could find no charge or corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was found in him. / Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who also has gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.</p><p class="hdg">gone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Acts 24:12</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/19-37.htm">Acts 19:37</a></b></br> For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/21-27.htm">Acts 21:27-29</a></b></br> And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, … </p><p class="hdg">whom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/21-30.htm">Acts 21:30-32</a></b></br> And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/22-23.htm">Acts 22:23</a></b></br> And as they cried out, and cast off <i>their</i> clothes, and threw dust into the air,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/23-10.htm">Acts 23:10-15</a></b></br> And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring <i>him</i> into the castle… </p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/18-31.htm">John 18:31</a></b></br> Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/19-7.htm">John 19:7,8</a></b></br> The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/12-3.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/acts/23-27.htm">Arrested</a> <a href="/acts/16-7.htm">Assayed</a> <a href="/acts/19-40.htm">Attempted</a> <a href="/acts/21-31.htm">Attempting</a> <a href="/matthew/12-5.htm">Desecrate</a> <a href="/acts/21-33.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/acts/23-15.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/acts/23-6.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/acts/23-29.htm">Law</a> <a href="/acts/21-28.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/matthew/12-5.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/acts/23-27.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/acts/22-17.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/acts/18-4.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/acts/15-10.htm">Try</a> <a href="/acts/23-28.htm">Wanted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/4-24.htm">Addition</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-5.htm">Arrested</a> <a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Assayed</a> <a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Attempted</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-1.htm">Attempting</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-12.htm">Desecrate</a> <a href="/acts/27-17.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/acts/24-10.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/acts/24-21.htm">Judged</a> <a href="/acts/24-14.htm">Law</a> <a href="/romans/5-20.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/1_timothy/1-9.htm">Profane</a> <a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/acts/25-10.htm">Tried</a> <a href="/acts/27-12.htm">Try</a> <a href="/acts/24-27.htm">Wanted</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 24</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/24-1.htm">Paul being accused by Tertullus the orator,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/24-10.htm">answers for his life and doctrine.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/24-24.htm">He preaches Christ to the governor and his wife.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/24-26.htm">The governor hopes for a bribe, but in vain.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/acts/24-27.htm">Felix, succeeded by Festus, leaves Paul in prison.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/24.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/acts/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/acts/24.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and he even tried to desecrate the temple;</b><br>This accusation against Paul is significant because the temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and identity. Desecration of the temple was considered a grave offense, as it was seen as an affront to God Himself. The charge likely stems from misunderstandings or deliberate misrepresentations of Paul's teachings about the Law and the inclusion of Gentiles in the faith (<a href="/acts/21-28.htm">Acts 21:28-29</a>). Historically, the temple had been desecrated before, notably by Antiochus IV Epiphanes, which led to the Maccabean Revolt. This historical context would have heightened the sensitivity of the Jewish leaders to any perceived threat to the temple's sanctity. Theologically, the temple is a type of Christ, who referred to His body as the temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>), indicating that true desecration would be a rejection of Christ Himself.<p><b>so we seized him.</b><br>The act of seizing Paul reflects the tension between the early Christian movement and the Jewish authorities. This was not the first time Paul faced opposition; he had been previously seized and beaten (<a href="/acts/21-30.htm">Acts 21:30-31</a>). The Jewish leaders' actions were driven by a desire to maintain religious and social order, as well as to protect their interpretation of the Law. This incident is reminiscent of the arrest of Jesus, who was also seized by religious authorities (<a href="/matthew/26-50.htm">Matthew 26:50</a>). Theologically, this reflects the ongoing conflict between the old covenant, represented by the temple and its leaders, and the new covenant, represented by Paul and the message of Christ. The seizure of Paul can be seen as a fulfillment of Jesus' prophecy that His followers would face persecution (<a href="/john/15-20.htm">John 15:20</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who is being accused of attempting to desecrate the temple. He is a central figure in the spread of Christianity and is often found defending his faith and actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The sacred place in Jerusalem where Jews worshipped. It was central to Jewish religious life and was considered holy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_jewish_leaders.htm">The Jewish Leaders</a></b><br>They are accusing Paul of desecrating the temple. Their opposition to Paul is rooted in his preaching of Jesus as the Messiah and the inclusion of Gentiles in the faith.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tertullus.htm">Tertullus</a></b><br>The lawyer representing the Jewish leaders, who presents the case against Paul to the Roman governor.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/governor_felix.htm">Governor Felix</a></b><br>The Roman official before whom Paul is being tried. He is responsible for maintaining order and justice in the region.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_false_accusations.htm">Understanding False Accusations</a></b><br>Believers may face false accusations when standing firm in their faith. Like Paul, we should be prepared to defend our actions with truth and integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sacredness_of_worship.htm">The Sacredness of Worship</a></b><br>The temple was central to Jewish worship, but in Christ, our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. We must honor God in our daily lives, recognizing the sacredness of our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_adversity.htm">Courage in Adversity</a></b><br>Paul’s example teaches us to remain steadfast and courageous when facing trials. Trust in God’s justice and timing, even when human systems seem unjust.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_civil_authorities.htm">The Role of Civil Authorities</a></b><br>The interaction with Governor Felix reminds us of the role of civil authorities in maintaining order. Christians are called to respect and engage with these authorities while upholding their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_the_gospel.htm">The Power of the Gospel</a></b><br>Despite opposition, the gospel message cannot be silenced. Paul’s trials serve as a testament to the enduring power and truth of the gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 24</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_daniel_11_31_conflict_with_matt_24_15.htm">Does the 'abomination of desolation' in Daniel 11:31 conflict with similar references in Matthew 24:15 and Mark 13:14, suggesting multiple or differing events?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_bodies_as_holy_spirit_temples.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence supports the idea that believers' bodies are literally temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_temple_contain_god.htm">In 2 Chronicles 2:4, how can a temple truly contain God if other passages assert He cannot be confined?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_believers_god's_temple_without_proof.htm">In 2 Corinthians 6:16, how can the believers be the temple of God without any tangible, verifiable sign beyond personal conviction?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">Who also hath gone about to profane the temple.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">who even attempted to profane.</span> Here the case was clearly to be supported by the evidence of the Jews of Asia. The charge, we see, was modified from that in <a href="/acts/21-28.htm" title="Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teaches all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and has polluted this holy place.">Acts 21:28</a>. Then they had asserted that he had actually taken Trophimus within the sacred precincts. Now they were contented with accusing him of the attempt.<p><span class= "bld">Whom we took . . .</span>--The advocate throughout identifies himself, after the manner of his calling, with his clients; and in his hands the tumult in the Temple becomes a legal arrest by the officers of the Temple, which was to have been followed in due course by a legal trial, as for an offence against the law of Israel, before a religious tribunal.<p>The words from "according to our law" to "come unto thee" are omitted in many MSS., and may have been either the interpolation of a scribe, or a later addition from the hand of the writer. Assuming them to be part of the speech, they are an endeavour to turn the tables on Lysias by representing him as the real disturber of the peace. All was going on regularly till his uncalled-for intervention.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> <span class="accented">- Moreover assayed</span> for <span class="accented">also hath gone about</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">on whom also we laid hold</span> for <span class="accented">whom we took</span>, A.V. <span class="cmt_word">To profane the temple</span>. The same false charge as was made in <a href="/acts/21-28.htm">Acts 21:28</a>. The remainder of ver. 6, after the words "on whom we laid hold," the whole of ver. 7, and the first clause of ver. 8, are omitted in the R.T. on the authority of <span class="hebrew">א</span>, A, B, G, H, etc. But the propriety of the omission is doubtful (Alford, Bishop Jacobson, Plumptre), though sanctioned by Mill, Bengel, Griesbach, Lachmann, and Tisehendorf (Meyer). If the words are not genuine, it is a marvelously skilful interpolation, fitting into the place so exactly both at the beginning and at the end, and supplying a manifest want in the speech of Tertullus. (For the statement in ver. 8 A.V., camp. <a href="/acts/23-30.htm">Acts 23:30</a>.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/acts/24-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[and he]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὃς</span> <span class="translit">(hos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">even</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">tried</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐπείρασεν</span> <span class="translit">(epeirasen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3985.htm">Strong's 3985: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, tempt, test. From peira; to test, i.e. Endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to desecrate</span><br /><span class="grk">βεβηλῶσαι</span> <span class="translit">(bebēlōsai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_953.htm">Strong's 953: </a> </span><span class="str2">To profane, pollute, violate. From bebelos; to desecrate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τὸ</span> <span class="translit">(to)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">temple;</span><br /><span class="grk">ἱερὸν</span> <span class="translit">(hieron)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2411.htm">Strong's 2411: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[so]</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">we seized</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκρατήσαμεν</span> <span class="translit">(ekratēsamen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2902.htm">Strong's 2902: </a> </span><span class="str2">From kratos; to use strength, i.e. Seize or retain.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[him].</span><br /><span class="grk">ὃν</span> <span class="translit">(hon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/acts/24-6.htm">Acts 24:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/acts/24-6.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 24:6 He even tried to profane the temple (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/24-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 24:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 24:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/24-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 24:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 24:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>