Acts 24:6

6 and even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.By^[a]

Acts 24:6 in Other Translations

6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

6 He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.

6 Furthermore, he was trying to desecrate the Temple when we arrested him.

6 He's a real bad apple, I must say. We caught him trying to defile our holy Temple and arrested him.

6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we apprehended him [and wanted to judge him according to our law.

Acts 24:6 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 24:6

Who also hath gone about to profane the temple
By introducing a Greek into it; see ( Acts 21:28 Acts 21:29 ) which was only a supposition and conjecture of the Asiatic Jews, and was a false and groundless one:

whom we took;
as they did in the temple, and dragged him out of it:

and would have judged according to our law;
which was another untruth, for they had him not before any court of judicature; they brought no charge in form against him, nor did they examine his case, and inquire into the truth of things, or hear what he had to say, but fell upon him, and beat him; and if it had not been for the chief captain and his soldiers, would have destroyed him, so far were they from proceeding according to their law: it seems by Tertullus calling the law, "our law", that he was a Jewish proselyte; or else he speaks after the manner of lawyers, who call what is their clients, theirs.

Acts 24:6 In-Context

4 But in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly.

5 “We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect

6 and even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.By

8 examining him yourself you will be able to learn the truth about all these charges we are bringing against him.”

Cross References

• 1. Acts 21:28

Footnotes

• [a]. Some manuscripts include here "him, and we would have judged him in accordance with our law. " 7"But the commander Lysias came and took him from us with much violence, " 8"ordering his accusers to come before you."