Acts
King James Version (KJV)
Acts 24:6
“Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.”
King James Version (KJV)
Acts 24:6 Context
3We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. 4Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. 5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: 6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law. 7But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, 8Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him. 9And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
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Other Translations
Who also hath gone about to profane the Temple: whom we tooke, and would haue iudged according to our lawe.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"And he even tried to desecrate the temple; and then we arrested him. [We wanted to judge him according to our own Law.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold: `and we would have judged him according to our law.'
- American Standard Version (1901)
Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took,
- Basic English Bible
who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law;
- Darby Bible
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
- Webster's Bible
He even attempted to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.
- Weymouth Bible
He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
- World English Bible
whom also we token, and wolden deme, after oure lawe.
- Wycliffe Bible
who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"And he even tried to desecrate the temple; and then we arrested him. [We wanted to judge him according to our own Law.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold: `and we would have judged him according to our law.'
- American Standard Version (1901)
Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took,
- Basic English Bible
who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law;
- Darby Bible
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
- Webster's Bible
He even attempted to profane the Temple, but we arrested him.
- Weymouth Bible
He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
- World English Bible
whom also we token, and wolden deme, after oure lawe.
- Wycliffe Bible
who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Acts 24:6
24:4 But that I may not trouble thee any farther - By trespassing either on thy patience or modesty. The eloquence of Tertullus was as bad as his cause: a lame introduction, a lame transition, and a lame conclusion. Did not God confound the orator's language?
People's Bible Notes for Acts 24:6
Ac 24:6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple. This false charge is repeated, because this was the cry when Paul was seized (Ac 21:28). Note that there are three charges: (1) That Paul was the author of sedition; (2) preached an unlawful religion (Ac 24:5); (3) profaned the temple. The penalty of the last by Jewish law was death, and the Romans usually permitted it to be enforced. Whom we took, and would have judged. This part of the sixth verse, all of the seventh, and the first clause of the eighth, are not found in the Revised Version, or the best MSS.