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Verse Acts 24:14. _THAT AFTER THE WAY WHICH THEY CALL HERESY_] See
the explanation of this word in _Clarke's note on "_Acts 5:17_"_, and
see before, Acts 24:5, where what is here translated _heresy_,...
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BUT THIS I CONFESS ... - The next specification in the charge of
Tertullus was Acts 24:5 that he was “a ringleader of the sect of the
Nazarenes.” To this, Paul replies in this and the two following
ve...
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CHAPTER 23
_ 1. Paul before the Sanhedrin (Acts 23:1)._
2. The vision of the Lord (Acts 23:11).
3. The Conspiracy against Paul (Acts 23:12).
4. Paul taken to Caesarea ...
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ACTS 24:22 F. FELIX ADJOURNS THE CASE. The clause having more exact
knowledge concerning the Way may be due to the editor, who tends to
exhibit Roman officials as favourable to the cause (Preuschen)....
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PAUL'S SPEECH. Paul does not speak till the procurator invites him to
do so, according to the necessary order of all judicial proceedings.
His speech is not quite so fine as that of Tertullus, yet whi...
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When the governor had given him the sign to speak, Paul answered, "In
the knowledge that you for many years have been a judge of this
people, I confidently offer my defence of my case, for you can
asc...
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A FLATTERING SPEECH AND A FALSE CHARGE (Acts 24:1-9)...
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AFTER. according to. Greek. _kata._ App-104. the way. See note on Acts
9:2.
HERESY. Same word as "sect", Acts 24:5.
WORSHIP. Greek. _latreuo._ App-137.
GOD. App-98.
OF MY FATHERS. Greek. _patroos._...
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_after the way which they call heresy_ Better (with _Rev. Ver._)
"after the Way which they call a sect." The word is the same which is
used in Acts 24:5 for the "sect" of the Nazarenes. St Paul employ...
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ΤΟΙ͂Σ ἘΝ before ΤΟΙ͂Σ ΠΡΟΦΉΤΑΙΣ added with אBE.
Not added in _Vulg_.
14. ΚΑΤᾺ ΤῊΝ ὉΔῸΝ ἫΝ ΛΈΓΟΥΣΙΝ
ΑἽΡΕΣΙΝ, _after the Way which they call a sect_. So the
rendering of αἵρεσις is made to correspond w...
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ST PAUL’S ANSWER TO THE CHARGE...
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_PAUL DEFENDED HIMSELF BEFORE FELIX ACTS 24:10-18:_ Felix had judged
the Jewish nation for many years. He had been governor somewhere
between ten and thirteen years. If the charge was true that Paul w...
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ΟΜΟΛΟΓΏ _praes. ind. act. от_ ΌΜΟΛΟΓΈΩ (G3670)
соглашаться, признавать, допускать.
ΛΑΤΡΕΎΩ (G3000) _praes. ind. act._ служить,
почитать, поклоняться, с _dat._ (NIDNTT, 3:549-51;
TDNT; EDNT). _Praes._...
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DISCOURSE: 1807
PAUL’S VINDICATION OF HIMSELF BEFORE FELIX
Acts 24:14. _But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which
they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all
thin...
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SO WORSHIP I THE GOD OF MY FATHERS,— This was a very proper plea
before a Roman magistrate, as it proves that he was under the
protection of the Roman laws, since the Jews were so; whereas, had he
int...
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b.
Paul's trial before Felix the governor. Acts 24:1-22.
Acts 24:1
And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain
elders, and with an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed th...
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See notes on verse 10...
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But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call
heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which
are written in the law and in the prophets: But this I confess u...
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28 As in the case of our Lord, witness after witness testified that
Paul had done nothing deserving the bonds he endured or the death with
which he was threatened. All who heard his case concurred in...
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HERESY] RV 'a sect.' Tertullus had applied the word to the Christians
in a bad sense....
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ST. PAUL BEFORE FELIX
1-27. St Paul and Felix.
1. Tertullus] in spite of his Roman name may have been a Greek or even
a Jew (cp.'our Law,' AV Acts 24:6)....
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ST PAUL'S DEFENCE. St. Paul answered the charges as follows. (1) He
had no seditious intentions, for he was found purified in the Temple
'neither with multitude, nor with tumult' (Acts 24:18). (2) The...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 24
THE *JEWISH LEADERS ACCUSE PAUL, 24:1-9
V1 Five days later, Ananias the *high priest went to Caesarea. Some
leaders and Tertullus, a lawyer,...
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AFTER THE WAY WHICH THEY CALL HERESY. — Better, _which they call a
sect._ The Greek noun is the same as in Acts 24:5, and ought,
therefore, to be translated by the same English word. As it is, the
rea...
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ὁμολ.: “verbum forense idemque sacrum,” Bengel. “Unum
crimen confitetur,” _viz._, that of belonging to the sect of the
Nazarenes, “sed crimen non esse docet”. κατὰ τὴν
ὁδὸν ἢν λέγ. αἴρεσιν : “accordin...
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TRUTH AGAINST SLANDER
Acts 24:1
Paul was always on the lookout for the one ray of light in murky
skies. He found a reason for counting himself happy in this dark hour,
Acts 24:10. He held himself wit...
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Tertullus, who appeared here, was a Roman barrister, it being
necessary for the Jews to employ such in presenting their cases before
a Roman tribunal. The charges he made were palpably false. His
desc...
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Paul's Defense Before Felix
Once the governor nodded to him, Paul began his defense. He expressed
pleasure at getting to state his case before one who had years of
experience in judging on matters inv...
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(3) But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call
(i) heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things
which are written in the law and in the prophets:
(3) Paul pr...
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_The Father, [3] and my God. In the Greek, the Lord of our fathers.
(Witham) --- According to the way. The Protestant version has sect for
way; but in the, as well as in many other points, the origina...
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_“I confess this unto thee, that after the way which they call
heresy serve I the God of my fathers, believing all things which have
been written according to the law and in the prophets,_...
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Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak,
answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a
judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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_THE GOD OF OUR FATHERS_
‘But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call
heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which
are written in the law and in the pro...
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14._But I confess. _Because they had laid to Paul’s charge impiety
and the polluting of the temple, he purgeth himself of both now, that
Felix may understand that his adversaries were moved with evi...
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Paul appears before the governors in succession the Sanhedrim, Felix,
Festus, Agrippa, and afterwards Caesar. And here, when occasion
offers, we have striking appeals to conscience; when his defence i...
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BUT THIS I CONFESS UNTO THEE,.... What was truth he was not ashamed
of, but ready to own, and bear his testimony for, whatever was the
consequence of it:
THAT AFTER THE WAY WHICH THEY CALL HERESY; re...
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But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call
heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which
are written in the law and in the prophets:
Ver. 14. _Which the...
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_But_ As to what they have alleged against me with regard to the
_Nazarenes; this I confess unto thee_ And am not ashamed publicly to
avow it in the presence of the greatest personages upon earth; _th...
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THE WAY; in the Acts of the Apostles the Christian religion is
commonly called "the way," chap Acts 9:2; ACTS 19:9. etc.
HERESY; the original word signifies rather, sect, that is, schismatic
party. S...
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BUT THIS I CONFESS UNTO THEE THAT AFTER THE WAY WHICH THEY CALL
HERESY, SO WORSHIP I THE GOD OF MY FATHERS, BELIEVING ALL THINGS WHICH
ARE WRITTEN IN THE LAW AND IN THE PROPHETS;...
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The charge of being a Nazarene:...
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The Jews did not delay long just taking enough time (5 days) to make
plans by which to influence Felix against Paul. The high priest and
elders of the people came down, bringing with them an orator na...
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BUT THIS I CONFESS TO YOU, THAT ACCORDING TO THE WAY WHICH THEY CALL A
SECT, SO I WORSHIP THE GOD OF MY FATHERS, BELIEVING ALL THINGS WHICH
WERE WRITTEN IN THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS.
1. There is one p...
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Acts 24:13-14 "According to the Way which they call. sect. do serve
the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance
with the Law and that is written in the Prophets" Here Paul answe...
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10-21 Paul gives a just account of himself, which clears him from
crime, and likewise shows the true reason of the violence against him.
Let us never be driven from any good way by its having an ill...
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BUT THIS I CONFESS; he makes here a good confession, and is indeed a
follower of Christ, who _before Pontius Pilate_ is said to have
_witnessed a good confession,_ 1 TIMOTHY 6:13. HERESY: this word is...
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Acts 24:14 But G1161 this G5124 confess G3670 (G5719) you G4671 that
G3754 according G2596 Way G3598 which...
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“But this I confess to you, that after the Way which they call a
sect, so serve I the God of our fathers, believing all things which
are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets,
ha...
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Acts 24:14. BUT THIS I CONFESS UNTO THEE, THAT AFTER THE WAY WHICH
THEY CALL HERESY, SO WORSHIP I THE GOD OF MY FATHERS. More accurately
rendered, ‘after the way which they call a sect.' The word
tran...
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I CONFESS
(ομολογω). The only charge left was that of being a ringleader
of the sect of the Nazarenes. This Paul frankly confesses is true. He
uses the word in its full sense. He is "guilty" of tha...
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CONTENTS: Paul accused before Felix, and his defense.
CHARACTERS: Ananias, elders, Tertullus, Felix, Paul, Lysias, Drusilla,
Festus.
CONCLUSION: Every false cause can find men of sharp wits to plead...
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Acts 24:1. _After five days, Ananias descended with the elders;_ to
intimidate the governor, and ensure the destruction of Paul, as they
had done with Pilate in regard of the Saviour. They lost no tim...
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PAUL SAID. Roman law condemned no one without allowing them to speak
in their own defence. I KNOW THAT YOU. The frequent turnover of Roman
Governors makes Paul's statement accurate. Felix had been gov...
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_But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call
heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers._
WHAT IS HERESY
I. Here is the case of men holding high office in the Church of God,
yet...
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_Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak,
answered._
PAUL’S DEFENCE BEFORE FELIX
Note--
I. The Christianity of old Judaism. The apostle--
1. Worshipped the Jews’ God. “So...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 24:1 The Witness in Caesarea. Paul was imprisoned
in Caesarea for more than two years. He received formal hearings from
the governors Felix and Festus and the Jewish king Agrippa II....
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 24:14 Paul proceeded to show how as a Christian he
was also a faithful Jew. He accepted THE LAW and THE PROPHETS and
lived his life in light of the resurrection and judgment of “the...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 24:10. MANY YEARS meant about six or seven, since Felix became
procurator about A.D. 52 or 53 (Jos., _Ant._, XX. Acts 7:1). Before
his elevation to the procuratorship of Judæa...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 24:1
_The high priest Ananias came down _for _Ananias the high priest
descended, _A.V.; _certain elders _for _the elders, _A.V. and T.R.;
_an orator, one Tertullus _for _a certain ora...
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Shall we turn now to chapter twenty-four in the book of Acts.
Paul had been seen in the temple worshipping God by some of the Jews
that were from Asia who were familiar with Paul's ministry among the...
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1 Chronicles 29:18; 1 Corinthians 11:19; 1 Peter 1:11; 2 Peter 2:1;...
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The way. See on ch. Acts 9:2.
A sect. See on verse 5. The word is commonly used in an indifferent
sense, as signifying merely a school or party. So ch. Acts 14:5; Acts
28:29. Here, however, in a bad s...
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Here the apostle answers the second part of the charge brought against
him; namely, the charge of heresy, and being the ringleader of the
sect of the Nazarenes.
Where note, That although the apostle w...