Acts 24:2 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 24:2

When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.

BSB

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ASV

And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by thy providence evils are corrected for this nation,

KJV

And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

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Commentary

4 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (1107)

"To you… we owe much peace." You see how from the very first he predisposes the judge in his favor with praises, and how he tries to portray Paul as an innovator and troublemaker.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Tertullus began - A speech how different from St. Paul's; which is true, modest, solid, and without paint. Felix was a man of the most infamous character, and a plague to all the provinces over which he presided.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Tertullus began to accuse him - There are three parts in this oration of Tertullus: - 1. The exordium. 2. The proposition. 3. The conclusion. The exordium contains the praise of Felix and his administration, merely for the purpose of conciliating his esteem, Act 24:2-4; The proposition is contained in Act 24:5. The narration and conclusion, in Act 24:6-8. By thee we enjoy great quietness - As bad a governor as Felix most certainly was, he rendered some services to Judea.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, &c.--In this fulsome flattery there was a semblance of truth: nothing more. Felix acted with a degree of vigor and success in suppressing lawless violence [JOSEPHUS, Antiquities, 20.8.4; confirmed by TACITUS, Annals, 12.54]. by thy providence--a phrase applied to the administration of the emperors.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
κληθέντος	klēthentos	When was invited	G2564 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	he	G846 →
ἤρξατο	ērxato	began	G757 →
κατηγορεῖν	katēgorein	to accuse	G2723 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Τέρτυλλος	Tertullos	Tertullus	G5061 →
λέγων·	legōn	saying;	G3004 →
πολλῆς	pollēs	Great	G4183 →
εἰρήνης	eirēnēs	peace	G1515 →
τυγχάνοντες	tugchanontes	we are attaining	G5177 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
σοῦ	sou	you	G4771 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
διορθωμάτων	diorthōmatōn	excellent reforms	G1357 →
γινομένων	ginomenōn	are being done	G1096 →
τῷ	tō	to the	G3588 →
ἔθνει	ethnei	nation	G1484 →
τούτῳ	toutō	this [one]	G3778 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
τῆς	tēs	<the>	G3588 →
σῆς	sēs	your	G4771 →
προνοίας	pronoias	foresight	G4307 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jude 1:16
These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:18
  With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
- Philippians 2:14
  Do everything without complaining or arguing,
- 2 Peter 2:10
  Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
- 1 Timothy 6:5
  and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
- James 1:14–15
  But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
Through
Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
leads to
- John 8:44–49
  You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him.…
- Luke 20:20–21
  So they watched Him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere. They were hoping to catch Him in His words in order to hand Him over to the rule and authority of…
Through
Proverbs 29:5
A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
leads to
- Hosea 5:1
  “Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on…

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

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About Acts