seeing that you can recognize that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- KJV Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
- BSB You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
- NKJV because you may ascertain that it is no more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
- NASB since you can take note of the fact that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
- NLT You can quickly discover that I arrived in Jerusalem no more than twelve days ago to worship at the Temple.
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Quick answer
Paul points out it has been only about twelve days since he came to Jerusalem to worship. The short timeframe undercuts the claim that he stirred up widespread unrest.
Overview
Paul appeals to verifiable facts: he had come as a pilgrim to worship, not to foment rebellion, and the brief span left no room for the riots alleged. His grounding of the defense in checkable details contrasts sharply with Tertullus's vague, sweeping charges. It demonstrates the integrity of a man whose conduct can withstand honest scrutiny.
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Cross-references · 8
- Acts 24:1After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
- Acts 21:18The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.
- Acts 23:23He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
- Acts 23:32–33But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
- Acts 21:26–27Then Paul took the men, and the next day, purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.
- Acts 22:30But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
- Acts 23:11The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
- Acts 24:17Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;
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