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There was no crowd with me, nor was I involved in any disturbance. <a href="/nlt/acts/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> My accusers saw me in the Temple as I was completing a purification ceremony. There was no crowd around me and no rioting. <a href="/esv/acts/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But some Jews from Asia— <a href="/bsb/acts/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia <a href="/blb/acts/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> during which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor in tumult. But there are some Jews from Asia <a href="/kjv/acts/24.htm">King James Bible</a> Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult. <a href="/nkjv/acts/24.htm">New King James Version</a> in the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult. <a href="/nasb_/acts/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> in which they found me occupied in the temple, having been purified, without any crowd or uproar. But there were some Jews from Asia— <a href="/nasb/acts/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> in which they found me occupied in the temple, having been purified, without any crowd or uproar. But there were some Jews from Asia— <a href="/nasb77/acts/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> in which they found me occupied in the temple, having been purified, without any crowd or uproar. But there were certain Jews from Asia— <a href="/lsb/acts/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> in which they found me, having been purified in the temple, without any crowd or uproar. But there were some Jews from Asia— <a href="/amp/acts/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> They found me in the temple presenting these offerings, after I had undergone [the rites of] purification, without any crowd or uproar. But there were some Jews from [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], <a href="/csb/acts/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> While I was doing this, some Jews from Asia found me ritually purified in the temple, without a crowd and without any uproar. <a href="/hcsb/acts/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> and while I was doing this, some Jews from Asia found me ritually purified in the temple, without a crowd and without any uproar. <a href="/asv/acts/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> amidst which they found me purified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but there were certain Jews from Asia ? <a href="/cev/acts/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This is what I was doing when I was found going through a ceremony in the temple. I wasn't with a crowd, and there was no uproar. <a href="/erv/acts/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> amidst which they found me purified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but there were certain Jews from Asia-- <a href="/gwt/acts/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> My accusers found me in the temple courtyard doing these things after I had gone through the purification ceremony. No crowd or noisy mob was present. <a href="/gnt/acts/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> It was while I was doing this that they found me in the Temple after I had completed the ceremony of purification. There was no crowd with me and no disorder. <a href="/isv/acts/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> They found me in the Temple doing these things just as I had completed the purification ceremony. No crowd or noisy mob was present. <a href="/msb/acts/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia <a href="/net/acts/24.htm">NET Bible</a> which I was doing when they found me in the temple, ritually purified, without a crowd or a disturbance. <a href="/nheb/acts/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil. <a href="/wbt/acts/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Upon which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult. <a href="/wey/acts/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> While I was busy about these, they found me in the Temple purified, with no crowd around me and no uproar; but there were certain Jews from the province of Asia. <a href="/web/acts/24.htm">World English Bible</a> amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> in which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult, <a href="/blb/acts/24.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> during which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor in tumult. But there are some Jews from Asia <a href="/ylt/acts/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> in which certain Jews from Asia did find me purified in the temple, not with multitude, nor with tumult, <a href="/slt/acts/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In which they found me purified in the temple, not with the crowd, nor with uproar, and certain Jews from Asia.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In which I was found purified in the temple: neither with multitude, nor with tumult. <a href="/cpdv/acts/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> through which I obtained purification in the temple: neither with a crowd, nor with a commotion. <a href="/nabre/acts/24.htm">New American Bible</a> While I was so engaged, they found me, after my purification, in the temple without a crowd or disturbance. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> While I was doing this, they found me in the temple, completing the rite of purification, without any crowd or disturbance.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> So these men found me purifying myself in the temple, not in a crowd, nor in a riot, except the riot which was caused by the Jews who had come from Asia Minor, <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/24.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “And these men found me in The Temple when I had been purified, not with the crowds, neither with a tumult.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/24.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> While engaged in these things, certain Jews from Asia found me fulfilling my vow of abstinence in the temple, not with a multitude, nor with tumult. <a href="/godbey/acts/24.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> in which they found me having been purified in the temple, not with rabble, nor with an uproar; and were certain Jews from Asia, <a href="/haweis/acts/24.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> In the discharge of which offices certain Jews of Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with a multitude, nor with any tumult. <a href="/mace/acts/24.htm">Mace New Testament</a> there religiously employ'd some Asiatic Jews found me, without crowd or tumult: <a href="/wey/acts/24.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> While I was busy about these, they found me in the Temple purified, with no crowd around me and no uproar; but there were certain Jews from the province of Asia. <a href="/worrell/acts/24.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> amidst which they found me purified in the temple, neither with a multitude, nor with a tumult; but there were certain Jews from Asia, <a href="/worsley/acts/24.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Upon which some Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude nor with tumult: <a href="/parallel/acts/24-18.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=8142" 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> …17After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings. 18<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.">At</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hais (RelPro-DFP) -- Who, which, what, that. ">the time</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.">they found</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/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/48.htm" title="48: hēgnismenon (V-RPM/P-AMS) -- To cleanse, purify, either ceremonially, actually, or morally. From hagnos; to make clean, i.e. sanctify.">I was ceremonially clean</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">and was not inciting</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/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Conj) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">or</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. "></a> <a href="/greek/2351.htm" title="2351: thorybou (N-GMS) -- (a) din, hubbub, confused noise, outcry, (b) riot, disturbance. From the base of throeo; a disturbance.">an uproar.</a> <a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But there are</a> <a href="/greek/5101.htm" title="5101: tines (IPro-NMP) -- Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.">some</a> <a href="/greek/2453.htm" title="2453: Ioudaioi (Adj-NMP) -- Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.">Jews</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/773.htm" title="773: Asias (N-GFS) -- Asia, i.e. Asia Minor, or only its western shore.">the province of Asia</a> 19who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything 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/21-27.htm">Acts 21:27-29</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, / 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/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/21-17.htm">Acts 21:17-20</a> When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us joyfully. / The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present. / Paul greeted them and recounted one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. ... <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/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/22-17.htm">Acts 22:17-21</a> Later, when I had returned to Jerusalem and was praying at the temple, I fell into a trance / and saw the Lord saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem quickly, because the people here will not accept your testimony about Me.’ / ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You. ... <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/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/9-29.htm">Acts 9:29</a> He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him. <a href="/acts/18-12.htm">Acts 18:12-13</a> While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat. / “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said. <a href="/acts/19-37.htm">Acts 19:37</a> For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess. <a href="/acts/20-3.htm">Acts 20:3</a> where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia. <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/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/26-30.htm">Acts 26:30-32</a> Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them. / On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.” / And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.<a href="/acts/21-26.htm">Acts 21:26-30</a> Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them… <a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Acts 26:21</a> For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/20-19.htm">Amid</a> <a href="/acts/21-27.htm">Asia</a> <a href="/luke/10-40.htm">Busy</a> <a href="/luke/11-38.htm">Ceremonially</a> <a href="/acts/20-26.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/acts/19-38.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/24-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/acts/23-13.htm">Involved</a> <a href="/acts/24-9.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/acts/21-36.htm">Mob</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/acts/21-34.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/acts/18-5.htm">Occupied</a> <a href="/acts/23-34.htm">Province</a> <a href="/acts/21-26.htm">Purified</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/acts/23-7.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/acts/17-8.htm">Turmoil</a> <a href="/acts/23-9.htm">Uproar</a> <a href="/john/2-3.htm">Whereupon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/25-23.htm">Amid</a> <a href="/acts/24-19.htm">Asia</a> <a href="/titus/2-5.htm">Busy</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Ceremonially</a> <a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/acts/26-21.htm">Courts</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-28.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/acts/24-25.htm">Find</a> <a href="/acts/24-20.htm">Found</a> <a href="/acts/24-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm">Involved</a> <a href="/acts/24-19.htm">Jews</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-40.htm">Mob</a> <a href="/acts/25-24.htm">Multitude</a> <a href="/ephesians/4-31.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/acts/27-9.htm">Occupied</a> <a href="/acts/24-19.htm">Province</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-21.htm">Purified</a> <a href="/acts/25-8.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-33.htm">Tumult</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">Turmoil</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-6.htm">Uproar</a> <a href="/acts/26-12.htm">Whereupon</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'; </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>At the time they found me in the temple Paul is recounting his presence in the temple, which is significant as the temple in Jerusalem was the center of Jewish worship and a place where Jews from all over the world gathered. His presence there underscores his continued respect for Jewish customs and traditions, despite his mission to the Gentiles. This setting is crucial because it highlights the tension between Paul's Jewish heritage and his Christian mission. The temple was a place of worship and sacrifice, and Paul's presence there indicates his adherence to Jewish law and customs, which is a point of contention with his accusers.I was ceremonially clean Paul emphasizes his ceremonial cleanliness to counter accusations of defiling the temple. According to Jewish law, ceremonial cleanliness was required to enter the temple, and Paul had undergone purification rites, as described earlier in <a href="/acts/21-26.htm">Acts 21:26</a>. This demonstrates his respect for Jewish law and his desire to avoid unnecessary offense to Jewish believers. It also highlights the false nature of the accusations against him, as he was following the law meticulously.and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar Paul defends himself against accusations of causing disorder. The charge of inciting a crowd was serious, as it could lead to Roman intervention and punishment. By stating he was not causing an uproar, Paul is asserting his peaceful intentions and adherence to the law. This is consistent with his teachings in other parts of the New Testament, where he advocates for peace and order (<a href="/romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1-7</a>). The accusation of inciting a crowd is a common charge against early Christians, as seen in <a href="/acts/17-5.htm">Acts 17:5-8</a>, where similar accusations are made against Paul and Silas.But there are some Jews from the province of Asia The mention of Jews from Asia refers to those who likely came from Ephesus or surrounding areas, where Paul had previously ministered. These individuals were likely familiar with Paul's teachings and opposed his message, which they saw as a threat to traditional Jewish beliefs. The province of Asia was a significant region in the Roman Empire, and Ephesus was a major city where Paul spent considerable time (Acts 19). The opposition from these Jews highlights the widespread nature of the conflict between early Christians and traditional Jewish authorities. This tension is a recurring theme in Acts, as seen in <a href="/acts/19-9.htm">Acts 19:9</a>, where Paul faces opposition in Ephesus.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who is the central figure in this passage. He is defending himself against accusations made by Jewish leaders. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The sacred place in Jerusalem where Paul was found. It was central to Jewish worship and a place of significant religious activity. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jews_from_the_province_of_asia.htm">Jews from the Province of Asia</a> These individuals were likely from Ephesus or surrounding areas and were instrumental in bringing accusations against Paul. 4. <a href="/topical/p/purification.htm">Purification</a> A ritual act that Paul had undergone, demonstrating his respect for Jewish customs and laws. 5. <a href="/topical/f/felix.htm">Felix</a> The Roman governor before whom Paul is making his defense. He plays a crucial role in the legal proceedings against Paul.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_cultural_practices.htm">Respect for Cultural Practices</a> Paul’s participation in the purification ritual shows his respect for Jewish customs, even as a Christian. This teaches us the importance of understanding and respecting cultural practices in our ministry and interactions. <a href="/topical/m/misunderstandings_and_accusations.htm">Misunderstandings and Accusations</a> Paul was falsely accused despite his efforts to maintain peace. This reminds us that misunderstandings can occur even with good intentions, and we must be prepared to respond with grace and truth. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_temple.htm">The Role of the Temple</a> The temple was a place of worship and conflict. As Christians, we should consider how our places of worship can be both sanctuaries and places of potential misunderstanding. <a href="/topical/l/legal_and_spiritual_defense.htm">Legal and Spiritual Defense</a> Paul’s defense before Felix shows the importance of being prepared to give a reasoned defense of our faith, both legally and spiritually. <a href="/topical/p/purity_and_holiness.htm">Purity and Holiness</a> The act of purification underscores the importance of purity and holiness in our lives, not just in ritual but in heart and action.<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/what's_the_universal_church_of_god.htm">What is the timeline of Paul's life events?</a> <a href="/q/what_defined_early_christianity.htm">What characterized early Christianity in its initial stages?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_judas_do_with_the_blood_money.htm">What did Judas do with the blood money for betraying Jesus? He bought a field (Acts 1:18) and threw it into the temple; priests used it to buy a burial field (Matthew 27:5).</a> <a href="/q/does_paul's_ritual_conflict_with_faith_alone.htm">Acts 21:17-26 - Does Paul's participation in Jewish purification rituals conflict with the New Testament teaching on salvation by faith alone?</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>(18) Whereupon certain Jews from Asia . . .--Literally, in which things, or wherein. Many of the better MSS. give the relative pronoun in the feminine, as agreeing with "offerings," and indicating that he was, as it were, occupied with them at the very time when the Jews from Asia found him, not profaning the Temple, but purified with all the completeness which the Nazarite vow required.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/24.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - Amidst which for whereupon, A.V. and T.R.; they found me purified in the temple with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but there were certain Jews from Asia for certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult, A.V. and T.R. Amidst which (ἐν αϊς, R.T.) refers to the alms and offerings The T.R. has ἐν οϊς, "under which circumstances," "at the transaction of which deeds," or, briefer, "whereupon," A.V. But there were. Most manuscripts followed by the R.T., read τινὲς δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς Ασίας, thus giving a broken unfinished sentence instead of the plain and complete one of the T.R., which agrees, moreover, exactly with <a href="/acts/21-27.htm">Acts 21:27</a>. <a href="/commentaries/acts/24-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>At 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 time αἷς (hais) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. they found 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. 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. I was ceremonially clean ἡγνισμένον (hēgnismenon) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_48.htm">Strong's 48: </a> To cleanse, purify, either ceremonially, actually, or morally. From hagnos; to make clean, i.e. sanctify. [and] was not {inciting} μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. [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. [or] οὐδὲ (oude) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even. an uproar. θορύβου (thorybou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> (a) din, hubbub, confused noise, outcry, (b) riot, disturbance. From the base of throeo; a disturbance. But [there are] δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. some τινὲς (tines) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5101.htm">Strong's 5101: </a> Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. Jews Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2453.htm">Strong's 2453: </a> Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah. from ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. [the province of] Asia Ἀσίας (Asias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_773.htm">Strong's 773: </a> Asia, i.e. Asia Minor, or only its western shore. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/acts/24-18.htm">Acts 24:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/acts/24-18.htm">NT Apostles: Acts 24:18 Amid which certain Jews from Asia found (Acts of the Apostles Ac) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/acts/24-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Acts 24:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Acts 24:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/acts/24-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Acts 24:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Acts 24:19" /></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>