Acts 24:11
9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
- KJV
- Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
- WEB
- seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.
- ASV
- Seeing that thou canst take knowledge that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem:
- DARBY
- As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem,
- BLB
- you being able to know that there are to me no more than twelve days since I went up to worship in Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- ettersom du kan få visshet for at det ikke er mere enn tolv dager siden jeg dro opp til Jerusalem for å tilbe.
- OTB
- Du kan bekrefte at det ikke er mer enn tolv dager siden jeg dro opp til Jerusalem for å tilbe.
- B1930
- eftersom du kan få visshet for at det ikke er mere enn tolv dager siden jeg drog op til Jerusalem for å tilbede.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 24:1
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
Read in contextActs 21:18
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
Read in contextActs 23:23
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cæsarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
Read in contextActs 21:26–27
Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
Read in contextActs 22:30
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
Read in contextActs 23:32–33
On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:
Read in contextActs 24:17
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
Read in contextActs 23:11
And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
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