They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.
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They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.
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which ought to be here present before the and accuse me yf they had ought agaynst me:
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Who ought to haue bene present before thee, and accuse me, if they had ought against me.
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Passages linked to Acts 24:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 23:30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”
- Acts 25:16 I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 19. Certain Jews. This is an imperfect speech; yet…
19. Certain Jews. This is an imperfect speech; yet the sense is plain, that these men of Asia, as it should seem, had caused a tumult without cause, of whose absence he complaineth; as if he should say, Ye which lay so many things to my charge, cannot tell how the matter standeth; but you bring before the judgment-seat of the governor a tale which was rashly believed. But those who are to be blamed for the matter, and who were as fans to set all on fire, appear not. After that Paul hath turned back [retorted] the crime upon others, taking to himself a good courage, he doth now appeal unto the adversaries which are present, willing them if they know anything by him freely to utter it; though I dissent from Erasmus and the old interpreter in the participle σταντος, for they translate it in the present tense; and they expound the word συνεδριον, or council, of the sitting of the governor, which I think is far from Paul’s meaning. For his meaning is, in my judgment, that he was ready to give an account of all things in their council. And that they knew nothing then which they can lay to his charge, because they began to stir only for this one voice, when he said that he was judged of the resurrection of the dead; that is, that he suffered all this trouble for no other cause, save only because he did hope for the resurrection of the dead. Whereby it appeareth that they now coin a new accusation for no cause, because, if there had been in him any fault, they would not have concealed it then. It is likely that they had farther talk, and that they came nearer together, because we shall see elsewhere that they did contend about Christ; but it was Luke’s drift only to declare how well Paul had cleared himself of the false accusations of his accusers.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 19 Who ought to have been here before thee,…
19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
Ver. 19. Who ought to have been here before thee] For those that are here to accuse me, speak but by hearsay, which is tam ficti pravique tenax quam nuntia veri, a loud liar, for the most part.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Who ought to have been here; the Jews of…
Who ought to have been here; the Jews of Asia, who had caused all this stir, having seen Trophimus with Paul in the streets of Jerusalem, and maliciously presuming that he had brought him into the temple with him. Now these were the only proper witnesses, who might therefore be now absent, because they could testify nothing to the purpose, and when they thought seriously upon it, their consciences might accuse them for the clamour they had made against the apostle, Act 21:28. As for the other Jews, they could only testify, by hearsay, which is not sufficient.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Or else let these same here say,.... They that…
Or else let these same here say,.... They that are present, the high priest and the elders, who were come down to accuse him:
if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council; or "Jewish sanhedrim"; when he was brought before them by the chief captain, Act 22:30 meaning, if any evil was then done by him, or any iniquity proved upon him, let it be declared; for as for his imprecation, or prophecy, that God would smite the high priest, he excused himself on that head, as not knowing it was the high priest.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Who ought to have been present before thee -…
Who ought to have been present before thee - But the world never commit greater blunders, even against its own laws, than when it is persecuting the children of God.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Who ought to have been here ... - They…
Who ought to have been here ... - They were the proper witnesses, and as they had staid away it showed that they were not prepared to undergo a strict examination. They alone could testify as to anything that occurred in the temple; and as they were not present, that charge ought to be dismissed.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 19. and object] Better (with Rev. Ver.), “and to…
19. and object] Better (with Rev. Ver.), “and to make accusation.” They had set the cry against him, and now did not come to say what he had done wrong. They were probably on their way home, now that the feast was over.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (19) Who ought to have been here before thee.—The…
(19) Who ought to have been here before thee.—The originators of the disturbance shrank from the consequences of their actions, and either remained at Jerusalem or else started on their homeward journey as soon as the Feast was over.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain To make accusation for object, A.V.. The sense is…
To make accusation for object, A.V.. The sense is exactly the same.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain See notes on verse 10
See notes on verse 10
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