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Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 24

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Chapter 24 of Acts—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ Five days later the high priest An·a·niʹas1 came down with some older men[a] and a public speaker, a certain Ter·tulʹlus, and they gave information2 to the governor3 against Paul.
  2. When he was called, Ter·tulʹlus started accusing him, saying:
    ¶ “Seeing that we enjoy great peace4 through you and that reforms are taking place in this nation through your forethought,
  3. at all times and also in all places we receive it, Your Excellency5 Felix, with the greatest thankfulness.
  4. But that I may not hinder you any further, I beseech you to hear us briefly in your kindliness.
  5. For we have found this man a pestilent6 fellow and stirring up seditions7 among all the Jews throughout the inhabited earth and a spearhead[b] of the sect[c] of the Naz·a·renesʹ,8
  6. one who also tried to profane the temple9 and whom we seized.
  7. [d] ——
  8. From him you yourself can by examination find out about all these things of which we are accusing him.”
  9. ¶ With that the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so.
  10. And Paul, when the governor nodded to him to speak, answered:
    ¶ “Knowing well that this nation has had you as judge for many years, I readily speak in my defense10 the things about myself,
  11. as you are in a position to find out that for me it has not been more than twelve days since I went up to worship11 in Jerusalem;
  12. and they found me neither in the temple12 arguing with anyone nor causing a mob13 to rush together, either in the synagogues or throughout the city.
  13. Nor can they prove14 to you the things of which they are accusing me right now.
  14. But I do admit this to you, that, according to the way that they call a ‘sect,’ in this manner I am rendering sacred service[e] to the God of my forefathers,15 as I believe all the things set forth in the Law16 and written in the Prophets;
  15. and I have hope17 toward God, which hope these [men] themselves also entertain, that there is going to be a resurrection[f]18 of both the righteous19 and the unrighteous.20
  16. In this respect, indeed, I am exercising myself continually to have a consciousness21 of committing no offense against God and men.
  17. So after quite a number of years I arrived to bring gifts of mercy to my nation, and offerings.22
  18. While I was at these matters they found me ceremonially cleansed in the temple,23 but not with a crowd or with a tumult. But there were certain Jews from the [district of] Asia,
  19. who ought to be present before you and to accuse me if they might have anything against me.24
  20. Or, let the [men] here say for themselves what wrong they found as I stood before the Sanʹhe·drin,
  21. except with respect to this one utterance which I cried out while standing among them, ‘Over the resurrection of the dead I am today being judged before YOU!’”25
  22. ¶ However, Felix,26 knowing quite accurately the matters concerning this Way,27 began to put the [men] off and said: “Whenever Lysʹi·as28 the military commander[g] comes down, I shall decide upon these matters involving YOU.”
  23. And he ordered the army officer[h] that the man be kept and have some relaxation [of custody], and that he forbid no one of his people to wait upon him.29
  24. ¶ Some days later Felix30 arrived with Dru·silʹla his wife, who was a Jewess,31 and he sent for Paul and listened to him on the belief in Christ Jesus.32
  25. But as he talked about righteousness33 and self-control34 and the judgment35 to come, Felix became frightened and answered: “For the present go your way, but when I get an opportune time I shall send for you again.”
  26. At the same time, though, he was hoping for money36 to be given him by Paul. On that account he sent for him even more frequently and would converse with him.37
  27. But, when two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and because Felix desired to gain favor38 with the Jews, he left Paul bound.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “elders.”
  2. ^ Or, “chief leader.”
  3. ^ “Sect.” Gr., hai·reʹse·os; Lat., secʹtae.
  4. ^ P74אABVg omit the following from vss 6-8, which read, according to VgcSyh,pArm: “and wanted to judge according to our Law. (7) But Lysias the military commander came up and with great force took him out of our hands, (8) commanding his accusers to come to you.”
  5. ^ “I am rendering sacred service.” Gr., la·treuʹo; J17,18(Heb.), ʼaniʹ ʽo·vedhʹ, “I am serving (worshiping).” See Ex 3:12 ftn.
  6. ^ “Resurrection.” Gr., a·naʹsta·sin, “raising up; standing up” (from a·naʹ, “up,” and staʹsis, “standing”); Lat., re·sur·rec·ti·oʹnem.
  7. ^ Lit., “the chiliarch,” a commander of 1,000 soldiers.
  8. ^ Lit., “the centurion,” a commander of 100 soldiers.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Ac 23:2
  2. ^ Ac 25:2, 15
  3. ^ Ac 23:26
  4. ^ Ps 12:2; 55:21; Pr 26:28
  5. ^ Ac 23:26
  6. ^ Mt 5:11; Ac 16:20; 17:6
  7. ^ Lu 23:2; Ac 19:40
  8. ^ Mt 2:23; Ac 28:22
  9. ^ Ac 21:28
  10. ^ 1Pe 3:15
  11. ^ Ac 21:26
  12. ^ Ac 25:8
  13. ^ Ac 21:28
  14. ^ Ac 25:7
  15. ^ Ex 3:15; Ac 3:13; 26:22; 2Ti 1:3
  16. ^ De 18:18; Ac 28:23; Ro 3:21
  17. ^ Ac 23:6
  18. ^ Is 26:19; Da 12:2; Mt 22:31; Jn 5:28; 11:25; Re 20:12
  19. ^ Lu 14:14; Heb 11:35
  20. ^ Lu 23:43
  21. ^ Da 6:5; Ac 23:1; 1Co 4:4; Heb 13:18
  22. ^ Ac 11:29; 2Co 8:4
  23. ^ Ac 21:26
  24. ^ Ac 23:30; 25:16
  25. ^ Ac 23:6; 28:20
  26. ^ Ac 23:24
  27. ^ Ac 9:2; 19:9
  28. ^ Ac 23:26
  29. ^ Ac 27:3
  30. ^ Ac 23:24
  31. ^ Ac 16:1
  32. ^ Mt 10:18; 1Pe 3:15
  33. ^ Ro 1:17; 3:22
  34. ^ Ga 5:23; 2Pe 1:6
  35. ^ Mt 12:18; Jn 16:8; 2Co 5:10; Re 20:12
  36. ^ Ex 23:8; De 16:19; Ps 26:10; Pr 17:23; Is 5:23
  37. ^ Mr 6:20
  38. ^ Pr 29:25; Lu 23:25; Ac 25:9

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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