Acts 24:1

Five days afterwards the High Priest Ananias came down with some of the Councillors and a barrister named Tertullus. They laid an information with the Governor against Paul;

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In The King James Version

And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

In Context

2and, when the hearing came on, Tertullus began his speech for the prosecution.

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Cross References

Acts 12:21On an appointed day Herod, wearing his state-robes, seated himself on his throne, and delivered an oration.

Acts 23:2At this, the High Priest Ananias ordered the men standing near to strike him on the mouth;

Acts 23:30Having, however, information of a plot against the man, which was about to be put into execution, I am sending him to you at once, and I have also directed his accusers to prosecute him before you.’

Acts 24:11For you can easily ascertain that it is not more than twelve days ago that I went up to worship at Jerusalem,

Acts 25:15about whom, when I came to Jerusalem, the Jewish Chief Priest and the Councillors laid an information, demanding judgment against him.

Matthew Henry on Acts 24:1

We left Paul a prisoner at Cæsarea, in Herod's judgment-hall, expecting his trial to come on quickly; for in the beginning of his imprisonment his affairs moved very quickly, but afterwards very slowly. In this chapter we have his arraignment and trial before Felix the governor at Cæsarea; here is, I. The appearing of the prosecutors against him, and the setting of the prisoner to the bar, ver. 1, 2 . II. The opening of the indictment against him by Tertullus, who was of counsel for the prosecutors, and the… Read the whole commentary →

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