Acts 24:6

"And he even tried to desecrate the temple" At this point the Jews do not argue that Paul had actually done this (compare with Acts 21:28 where the claim is that he had defiled the temple), but rather they had prevented such action by arresting him. "Then we arrested him" The truth of the matter is that the mob was trying to beat him to death (Acts 21:32), and the Roman soldiers had made the arrest. "We wanted to judge him according to our own Law" Some manuscripts do not have this statement along with verse. and the first part of verse 8, but other manuscripts do. "If we recollect the narrative of events in Acts 21:27ff, it is amusing to read this complaint of the 'great violence' with which Lysias snatched Paul from the custody of those who were about to give him. fair trial in accordance with Jewish law!" (Bruce p. 466). Acts 21:1 reveals that the Jews did not want to judge him; rather they wanted to kill him in. mob action.