Acts 24:13

13 And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me.

Acts 24:13 in Other Translations

13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

13 Neither can they prove to you what they now bring up against me.

13 These men cannot prove the things they accuse me of doing.

13 Not one of their charges can be backed up with evidence or witnesses.

13 Neither can they provide evidence to you of what they now bring against me.

Acts 24:13 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 24:13

Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse
me.
] As that he was a pestilent fellow, a mover of sedition, and a profaner of the temple these things they could not set forth in any clear light, and bring testimonies, or give demonstration of; they could not make them appear to be true, which it lay upon them to do, or otherwise in course he ought be acquitted: this was challenging and defying them to make good their assertions.

Acts 24:13 In-Context

11 You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

12 My accusers did not find me arguing with anyone at the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city.

13 And they cannot prove to you the charges they are now making against me.

14 However, I admit that I worship the God of our ancestors as a follower of the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in accordance with the Law and that is written in the Prophets,

15 and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.

Cross References

• 1. Acts 25:7