Acts 24:8

Acts 23:30; Acts 23:35; Acts 25:15; Acts 25:16; Acts 25:5; Acts 24:19-21

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Commanding his accusers ... - Acts 23:30 . By examining of whom - That is, the Jews who were then present. Tertullus offered them as his wit...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Hearing before Felix: Speech for the Prosecution. It would take five days (1) for the summons of Lysias ( Acts 23:30 ) to be acted on, and the pros...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Commanding . Having commanded. Lysias had done this after he had sent Paul to Caesarea to escape the plot. Hence the bitterness of the Jews against...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 8. Having made inquiry. A good − (570) request, that the governor do not give sentence before he thoroughly examine and know the matter;...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him. Commanding...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all Commanding his accusers to come unto th...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Paul before felix 1-27. St Paul and Felix. 1. Tertullus] in spite of his Roman name may have been a Greek or even a Jew (cp.'our Law,' AV Act...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Of whom ] i.e. of Paul, if the above words are omitted; but of Lysias, if they are retained.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

By examining of whom... — Literally, from whom thou shalt be able, by examining him thyself, to know thoroughly... The English construction sugge...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Truth against Slander Acts 24:1-16 Paul was always on the lookout for the one ray of light in murky skies. He found a reason for counting himse...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Tertullus, who appeared here, was a Roman barrister, it being necessary for the Jews to employ such in presenting their cases before a Roman tribunal...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against P...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 lead...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him. Ver. 8....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious Ινα δε μη επι πλειον σε εγκοπτω, that I may not trouble thee any further , by trespassing either on...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The Jews did not delay long just taking enough time (5 days) to make plans by which to influence Felix against Paul. The high priest and elders of th...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Speech of Tertullus. 1 And after five days Ananias the high priest descended...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By examining of whom; not that the Jews would have any witnesses produced, and fairly examined; but the pronoun being singular, it refers to Paul,...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“From whom you will be able, by examining him yourself, to take knowledge of all these things of which we accuse him.” And Felix will only have to e...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 24:1 . After five days .—Reckoned from Paul’s departure from Jerusalem (Kuinoel, Meyer, De Wette, Hackett, Alford, Plumptr...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 24:1 . After five days, Ananias descended with the elders; to intimidate the governor, and ensure the destruction of Paul, as they had done w...
The Biblical Illustrator

And after five days Ananias the high priest descended … with a certain orator named Tertullus. Paul before Felix--a picture of barristerial depra...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 24:1 The high priest Ananias came down for Ananias the high priest descended, A.V.; certain elders for the elders,...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The charges against Paul:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

commanding his accusers to come unto thee; by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.

⁸ Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

Related Commentaries of Acts 24:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 24:8