The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
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The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
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The Iewes lyke wyse affermed sayinge that it was even so.
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And the Iewes likewise affirmed, saying that it was so.
Cross-references (12)
Passages linked to Acts 24:9 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.
- Micah 7:2-3 The godly man has perished out of the earth, and there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; every man hunts his brother with a net. Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently. The ruler and judge ask for a bribe; and the powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul. Thus they conspire together.
- Psalms 4:2 You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity and seek after falsehood?
- Psalms 62:3-4 How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.
- Psalms 64:2-8 Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil; who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words, to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly. They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?” They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning. But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow. Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
- Isaiah 59:4-7 No one sues in righteousness, and no one pleads in truth. They trust in vanity, and speak lies. They conceive mischief, and give birth to iniquity. They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web. He who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper. Their webs won’t become garments. They won’t cover themselves with their works. Their works are works of iniquity, and acts of violence are in their hands. Their feet run to evil, and they hurry to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity. Desolation and destruction are in their paths.
- Jeremiah 9:3-6 “They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood. They have grown strong in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t know me,” says Yahweh. “Everyone beware of his neighbor, and don’t trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go around like a slanderer. Friends deceive each other, and will not speak the truth. They have taught their tongue to speak lies. They weary themselves commiting iniquity. Your habitation is in the middle of deceit. Through deceit, they refuse to know me,” says Yahweh.
- Ezekiel 22:27-29 Her princes within it are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, that they may get dishonest gain. Her prophets have plastered for them with whitewash, seeing false visions, and divining lies to them, saying, ‘The Lord Yahweh says,’ when Yahweh has not spoken. The people of the land have used oppression and exercised robbery. Yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.
- Micah 6:12-13 Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech. Therefore I also have struck you with a grievous wound. I have made you desolate because of your sins.
- Matthew 26:59-60 Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death; and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,
- John 8:44 You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.
- Acts 6:11-13 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.” They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council, and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Confirmed Tertullus’s saying.
Confirmed Tertullus’s saying.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these…
9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
Ver. 9. And the Jews assented] With what face could they do it, but that their faces were hatched with impudence; and they had taken an order with their consciences not to trouble them: "Trouble me not, for I am in bed," as he in the Gospel said to his neighbour.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The high priest, and the rest of the senate…
The high priest, and the rest of the senate that came with him, acknowledged (as the manner was) that Tertullus had spoken their sense, and what they had to say; and some think that this their assent went further, and that they offered themselves as witnesses to the truth of what he had said.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Jews also assented,.... That is, Ananias the…
And the Jews also assented,.... That is, Ananias the high priest, and the elders that were with him, agreed to what Tertullus said, and confirmed the same.
Saying, that these things were so; that Paul was such a person, and was guilty of the crimes he had set forth; and that the chief captain had taken the steps, and done the things he had related.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain And the Jews also assented - The Jews who…
And the Jews also assented - The Jews who had accompanied Tertullus to Caesarea. They had gone as the accusers of Paul, and they bore testimony, when called upon, to the truth of all that the orator had said. Whether they were examined individually or not is not declared. In whatever way their testimony was arrived at, they confirmed unanimously the accusation which he had brought against Paul.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the Jews assented, &c.--See on Act 23:15.
the Jews assented, &c.--See on Act 23:15.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 9. Jews… assented—Had Felix considered these as so many…
9. Jews… assented—Had Felix considered these as so many impartial witnesses the case against Paul was a sweeping one. But, unluckily for them, Felix comprehended the whole case. He saw it with just the eyes of Lysias. (See note Act_22:10; Act_22:29.)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 9. And the Jews also assented] [Rev. Ver. joined…
9. And the Jews also assented] [Rev. Ver. joined in the charge.] The verb implies much more than assent. They made common cause with their representative, and by their own language reiterated the accusation.
saying (R. V. affirming) that these things were so] Ananias and the elders must have first instructed their orator. So that the speech was what they had supplied him with, and must have their accord.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Joined in the charge for assented, A.V. and T.R.;…
Joined in the charge for assented, A.V. and T.R.; affirming for saying, A.V. Joined in the charge. The reading of the R.T., sunepeqento, means "joined in the attack upon," as in the LXX of Deu_32:27 ("behave themselves strangely," A.V. Psa_3:6 (Codex Alexandrinus; "set themselves against me," A.V) The suneqento of the T.R. means "agreed", (as Joh_9:22) "assented."
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William B. Godbey 1900 · Public Domain 9. Felix, a shrewd lawyer and statesman, seeing the…
9. Felix, a shrewd lawyer and statesman, seeing the utter futility of all their charges, not so much as the semblance of criminality in Roman law, now beckons to Paul to speak, who very courteously addressing the Procurator, recognizing the prolixity of his administration [already seven years], and his gratitude for the privilege of thus defending himself, certifying the utter falsity of all the accusations brought against him by his accusers, boldly challenges the proof.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain See notes on verse 2
See notes on verse 2
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.