The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.
Parallel translations
- WEB The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.
- KJV And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
- NKJV And the Jews also assented, maintaining that these things were so.
- NASB The Jews also joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so.
- NLT Then the other Jews chimed in, declaring that everything Tertullus said was true.
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Quick answer
The Jewish leaders present join in, affirming that Tertullus's accusations are true. They lend united support to the case against Paul.
Overview
The assembled accusers add their voices to reinforce the prosecution, presenting a united front before Felix. Their agreement gives the charges an appearance of weight despite their lack of proof. The scene recalls how Jesus too faced concerted false testimony, and it sets the stage for Paul's calm, truthful rebuttal.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- 1 Th 2:16hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
- Mic 7:2–3The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
- Isa 59:4–7No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
- Jer 9:3–6“They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
- Matt 26:59–60Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.
- Ezek 22:27–29Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
- John 8:44You 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. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
- Ps 64:2–8Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
- Acts 6:11–13Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.”
- Ps 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
- Ps 62:3–4How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
- Mic 6:12–13For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
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