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Acts 24:9

What does Acts 24:9 mean?

A plain-English look at Acts 24:9 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Acts 24:9 means

The Jewish delegation joins the accusation, affirming that Tertullus’s claims are true. Group assent aims to create the impression of certainty, but it is still not evidence. Crowds can be mistaken, and unanimity can be manufactured. Their agreement increases pressure on Felix to side with them politically. Yet the legal standard requires proof, and Paul will soon expose that the key eyewitnesses from Asia are missing. The verse shows the power of social force in court, and prepares readers to value verifiable truth over collective insistence.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that these things were so.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that these things were so.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the Jews also added and said that these things were so.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against [Paul], saying that these things were so.

Context

With Tertullus’s speech laid out, this verse functions as a closing chorus to the prosecution’s case. The gathered Jews add their voices to assert the truth of the accusations. This sets a high-pressure environment for Paul’s reply. Starting in verse 10, Paul speaks with calm confidence, moving through a timeline, denials of incitement, and positive statements of his faith and hope. The shift from rhetoric to reasoned defense is deliberate and instructive.

v.8from whom thou wilt be able, by examining him thyself, to take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.

v.9This passage

v.10And when the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I cheerfully make my defence:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Micah 6:12

    For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:16

    forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

  • Isaiah 59:4

    None sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

  • Psalms 62:3

    How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

  • John 8:44

    Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.

  • Psalms 4:2

    O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? How longwill ye love vanity, and seek after falsehood? [Selah

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