Acts 24:18

18 in which they found me purified in the temple [courts], not with a crowd or with a disturbance.

Acts 24:18 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 24:18

Whereupon
Or "among which"; while the apostle was busy about the offerings of the Nazarites:

certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple;
and therefore could not be said to profane it; this he observes in answer to the charge of his attempting to profane it, and acquaints the governor how that was; as that having joined himself to four men that had a vow upon them, and being in the temple purifying himself with them, certain Jews that came from Ephesus, in Asia, who knew him there, and had a pique against him, found him here; not profaning the temple, as they pretended, but acting according to the worship and service of it; and that,

neither with a multitude;
for there were but four men with him;

nor with tumult;
making any noise and riot, or stirring up persons to sedition and rebellion.

Acts 24:18 In-Context

16 {For this reason} also [I] myself {always} do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people.

17 So after many years, I came to practice charitable giving and offerings to my people,

18 in which they found me purified in the temple [courts], not with a crowd or with a disturbance.

19 But [there are] some Jews from Asia who ought to be present before you and bring charges against [me], if they have anything against me,

20 or these [men] themselves should say what crime they found [when] I stood before the Sanhedrin,

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[courts]" is supplied to distinguish this area from the interior of the temple building itself