Acts 24:8
Parallel Verses
New International Version
By examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all these charges we are bringing against him."


English Standard Version
By examining him yourself you will be able to find out from him about everything of which we accuse him.”


New American Standard Bible
ordering his accusers to come before you. By examining him yourself concerning all these matters you will be able to ascertain the things of which we accuse him."


King James Bible
Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.


Holman Christian Standard Bible
commanding his accusers to come to you. By examining him yourself you will be able to discern all these things we are accusing him of."


International Standard Version
By examining him for yourself, you will be able to find out from him everything of which we accuse him."


American Standard Version
commanding his accusers to come before thee. from whom thou wilt be able, by examining him thyself, to take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.


Douay-Rheims Bible
Commanding his accusers to come to thee: of whom thou mayest thyself, by examination, have knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.


Darby Bible Translation
having commanded his accusers to come to thee; of whom thou canst thyself, in examining him, know the certainty of all these things of which we accuse him.


Young's Literal Translation
having commanded his accusers to come to thee, from whom thou mayest be able, thyself having examined, to know concerning all these things of which we accuse him;'


Commentaries
24:1-9 See here the unhappiness of great men, and a great unhappiness it is, to have their services praised beyond measure, and never to be faithfully told of their faults; hereby they are hardened and encouraged in evil, like Felix. God's prophets were charged with being troublers of the land, and our Lord Jesus Christ, that he perverted the nation; the very same charges were brought against Paul. The selfish and evil passions of men urge them forward, and the graces and power of speech, too often have been used to mislead and prejudice men against the truth. How different will the characters of Paul and Felix appear at the day of judgement, from what they are represented in the speech of Tertullus! Let not Christians value the applause, or be troubled at the revilings of ungodly men, who represent the vilest of the human race almost as gods, and the excellent of the earth as pestilences and movers of sedition.

8. Commanding his accusers to come unto thee—Here they insinuate that, instead of troubling Felix with the case, he ought to have left it to be dealt with by the Jewish tribunal; in which case his life would soon have been taken.

by examining whom—Lysias, as would seem (Ac 24:22).

thyself mayest, &c.—referring all, as if with confidence, to Felix.

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