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Acts 24:20

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 24:20

Verse 20 of 27

Scripture focus

Or else let these same [here] say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

Acts 24:20 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 24:20

Theological / Devotional

Let these. If the accusers from Asia were not to appear (v. 19), Paul challenges the Jews present to state specific charges of which they had personal knowledge or for which they could present acceptable evidence.

In me. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the omission of this phrase. The statement would then read, “what wrong act they found.”

Before the council. The supreme council of the Jews had been unable to agree on charges against him; in fact, many members of the council had sided with him and thereby precipitated a near riot (ch. 23:1—10). If many of the Jewish leaders thought Paul innocent, and were ready to use force to protect him, what case could Paul’s present accusers make before Felix?

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