Apostelgeschichte 24:8

8 indem er seinen Anklägern befahl, zu dir zu kommen; von welchem du selbst, wenn du es untersucht hast, über alles dieses Gewißheit erhalten kannst, dessen wir ihn anklagen. -

Apostelgeschichte 24:8 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 24:8

Commanding his accusers to come unto thee
But this was not done till after Paul had set forth his case before the people, upon the stairs leading to the castle: and after he had pleaded his own cause before the sanhedrim; and after the chief captain had had intelligence of the Jews lying in wait to kill him: Tertullus would insinuate that the captain was blameworthy, that he hindered a legal process against Paul; and that it was owing to him, that this trouble was given the governor, as well as the high priest and elders, who by his orders came down from Jerusalem to Caesarea; and that had it not been for him this affair might have been finished with more dispatch, and less trouble.

By examining of whom;
not the accusers, but either the chief captain, as some think, or rather Paul:

thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse
him;
so impudent was Tertullus, and of such effrontery and assurance, that he feared not to say, that the governor, by examining Paul himself, would easily come to the knowledge of the things he was accused of, and plainly see that he was guilty of them; so that there would be no need of their attestations, or of producing witnesses against him.

Apostelgeschichte 24:8 In-Context

6 welcher auch versucht hat, den Tempel zu entheiligen, den wir auch ergriffen haben und nach unserem Gesetz richten wollten.

7 Lysias aber, der Oberste, kam herzu und führte ihn mit großer Gewalt aus unseren Händen weg,

8 indem er seinen Anklägern befahl, zu dir zu kommen; von welchem du selbst, wenn du es untersucht hast, über alles dieses Gewißheit erhalten kannst, dessen wir ihn anklagen. -

9 Aber auch die Juden griffen Paulus mit an und sagten, daß dies sich also verhielte.

10 Paulus aber antwortete, nachdem ihm der Landpfleger zu reden gewinkt hatte: Da ich weiß, daß du seit vielen Jahren Richter über diese Nation bist, so verantworte ich mich über das mich Betreffende getrost,