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Acts 24:18

Asia

16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

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BSB
At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia
KJV
Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
WEB
amid which certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, not with a mob, nor with turmoil.
ASV
amidst which they found me purified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but [there were] certain Jews from Asia--
DARBY
Whereupon they found me purified in the temple, with neither crowd nor tumult. But it was certain Jews from Asia,
BLB
during which they found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd nor with an uproar. But [there are] some Jews from Asia
ÅB
og under dette fant de meg i templet, etter at jeg hadde renset meg, uten oppløp og uten oppstyr; men det var noen jøder fra Asia,
OTB
Jeg var seremonielt ren da de fant meg i tempelgårdene mens jeg gjorde dette, uten noen folkemengde eller uro. Men det var noen jøder fra Asia—
B1930
og under dette fant de mig i templet, efterat jeg hadde renset mig, uten opløp og uten opstyr; men det var nogen jøder fra Asia,

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  • Acts 26:21

    For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.

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  • Acts 21:26–30

    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.

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  • Acts 24:12

    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:

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