And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:
Ver. 39. And we are witnesses] Eye-witnesses (which are far better than ear-witnesses) and ancient witnesses, such as of whom Aristotle saith, πιστοτατοι οι παλαιοι αδιαφθοροι γαρ; the more ancient the more credible. Plus valet oculatus testis unus quam auriti decem. (Plaut.)