Acts 24:19

Who ought. That is, the Jews from Asia (v. 18).

Object. Literally, “to make accusation.” Apparently, their accusation consisted of a clamorous, rabble-rousing appeal to the throng in the Temple courtyard (see ch. 21:27—30). The riot thus occasioned (vs. 30-32) and the wild charges subsequently brought against Paul depended exclusively upon the testimony of those men. But they were apparently not now available, and with no direct witnesses to the only specific charge on which Paul had been arraigned (see on ch. 24:5, 6), the case against him should be dropped.