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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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A FLATTERING SPEECH AND A FALSE CHARGE (Acts 24:1-9)...
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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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NEITHER. Greek. _oute._
IN, IN. Greek. _en_. App-104.
DISPUTING. Greek. _dialegomai._ See note. Acts 17:2.
ANY MAN. any one. Greek. _tis_. App-123.
NEITHER. or.
RAISING UP THE PEOPLE. making up. s...
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_And they neither found me_, &c. The Apostle gives a flat denial to
the charge of insurrection, and challenges them to prove any single
point of it. He had not even entered into discussion with any ma...
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ΚΑῚ ΟΥ̓́ΤΕ ἘΝ ΤΩ͂Ι ἹΕΡΩ͂Ι Κ.Τ.Λ., _and they
neither found me in the Temple disputing_, &c. The Apostle gives a
flat denial to the charge of insurrection, and challenges them to
prove any single point...
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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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ΕΎΡΟΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Acts 24:5.
ΔΙΑΛΕΓΌΜΕΝΟΝ _praes. med. (dep.) part. (adj.) от_
ΔΙΑΛΈΓΟΜΑΙ (G1256) обсуждать, учить,
спорить (_см._ Acts 17:2).
ΈΠΊΣΤΑΣΙΣ (G1989) нападение, возмущение
(BAGD...
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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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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:
AND THEY NEITHER FOUND ME IN THE TEMPLE DISPUTING WITH AN...
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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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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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THE COUNCIL] i.e. the governo's legal advisers....
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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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THEY NEITHER FOUND ME IN THE TEMPLE... — The answer traverses all
parts of the indictment. He had not even entered into a discussion in
the Temple. He had not even gathered a crowd around him in any p...
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οὔτε ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ … οὔτε … οὔτε : step by
step he refutes the charge. οὔτε εὗρον, _cf._ Acts 24:5,
εὑρόντες, a flat denial to the allegation of Tertullus; R.V.
reads more plainly: both acts, the disputi...
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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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In Jerusalem there was only one temple, nor could there, by an express
command of the Almighty, be any more throughout the whole kingdom.
(Perhaps the Almighty may have wished by this singular circums...
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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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12._Disputing with any man. _Paul had no need to deny any of these
things if he had done them; because he might have answered for himself
that it was well done. He had been one of the scribes which...
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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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AND THEY NEITHER FOUND ME IN THE TEMPLE DISPUTING WITH ANY MAN,....
Either about civil or religious affairs: not that it was criminal to
dispute in the temple; it was a common thing for the doctors to...
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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:
Ver. 12. _And they neither found me in the temple_] As he ha...
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_Then Paul_ Having heard with patient silence all the false charges
preferred against him, after the governor had given him a sign to
speak, answered in a speech widely different from that of Tertullu...
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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;...
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Paul denies the charges:...
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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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AND THEY NEITHER FOUND ME IN THE TEMPLE DISPUTING WITH ANYONE NOR
INCITING THE CROWD, EITHER IN THE SYNAGOGUES OR IN THE CITY.
1. None of the people making accusations saw him in the temple.
2. Ther...
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Acts 24:11-12 "No more than twelve days ago. went up to Jerusalem to
worship" With. little investigation Felix could easily find out how
long Paul had been in Jerusalem. The seven days of Acts 21:17 p...
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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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DISPUTING, or discoursing. Although it seems not to have been
unlawful, after the sacrifices were offered, to discourse about the
meaning of any place in the law or the prophets; for thus our Saviour...
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Acts 24:12 And G2532 neither G3777 found G2147 (G5627) me G3165 in
G1722 temple G2411 disputing G125
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Paul too recognises the need to win the judges confidence. So he
states how gladly he makes his defence in front of such an experienced
and knowledgeable judge. ‘Many years.' Prior to being procurator...
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Acts 24:12. 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. He urges that this accusation of exciting seditio...
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DISPUTING
(διαλεγομενον). Simply conversing, discussing, arguing,
and then disputing, common verb in old Greek and in N.T. (especially
in Acts).STIRRING UP A CROWD
(επιστασιν ποιουντα οχλου). Επισ...
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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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_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 24:11 Paul denied starting any riots. TWELVE DAYS
was not enough time to gather a following.
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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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Acts 24:5; Acts 25:8; Acts 28:17...