Acts 24:13
in Acts 24Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Neither can they prove to thee the things whereof they now accuse me.
KJV
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
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This verse in Acts 24
Commentary
4 notes on this verseNeither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. As that he was a pestilent fellow, a mover of sedition, and a profaner of the temple these things they could not set forth in any clear light, and bring testimonies, or give demonstration of; they could not make them appear to be true, which it lay upon them to do, or otherwise in course he ought be acquitted: this was challenging and defying them to make good their assertions.
This site's exposition
did not find me debating
on Acts 24:12-13
Paul denies that his accusers found him debating in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city. A charge of sedition needs evidence of some act of insurrection, which the accusers never name.
This site's exposition
Nor can they prove
The burden of proof lay on the accusers. Gill reads the sentence as a challenge, since the charges had to be shown true by testimony or the prisoner went free. Barnes notes that no one answered by naming a single act of disorder.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Neither can they prove the things ... - That is, that I am a mover of sedition, or a disturber of the peace of the people. This appeal he boldly makes; he challenges investigation; and as they did not offer to specify any acts of disorder or tumult excited by him, this charge falls of course.
The words behind it
9 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| οὐδὲ | oude | nor | G3761 → | 141 times |
| παραστῆσαι | parastesai | to prove | G3936 → | 41 times |
| δύνανταί | dunantai | are they able | G1410 → | 207 times |
| σοι | soi | to you | G4771 → | 2973 times |
| περὶ | peri | concerning | G4012 → | 332 times |
| ὧν | hon | [the things] of which | G3739 → | 1405 times |
| νυνὶ | nuni | now | G3570 → | |
| κατηγοροῦσίν | kategorousin | they accuse | G2723 → | 22 times |
| μου. | mou | me. | G3165 → | 1936 times |
οὐδὲnor
oudeG3761 →141 times
παραστῆσαιto prove
parastesaiG3936 →41 times
δύνανταίare they able
dunantaiG1410 →207 times
σοιto you
soiG4771 →2973 times
περὶconcerning
periG4012 →332 times
ὧν[the things] of which
honG3739 →1405 times
νυνὶnow
nuniG3570 →
κατηγοροῦσίνthey accuse
kategorousinG2723 →22 times
μου.me.
mouG3165 →1936 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 3:16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 2:12
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
- 1 Peter 2:15
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
- Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
- Titus 2:8
and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
- Matthew 5:11
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
- 1 Peter 2:12
Through
Acts 25:7When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
it leads to
- Luke 23:2
And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
- Acts 24:5–6
We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
- Acts 25:24
Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he…
- Luke 23:2
Where this verse is studied
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About Acts

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Acts of the Apostles; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
