Acts - 24:9



9 The Jews also joined in the attack, affirming that these things were so.

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Explanation and meaning of Acts 24:9.

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And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
And the Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that these things were so.
And the Jews also added, and said that these things were so.
And the Jews also joined in pressing the matter against Paul, saying that these things were so.
and the Jews also agreed, professing these things to be so.
The Jews also joined in the charge, maintaining that these were facts.
And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.
And then the Jews interjected, saying that these things were so.
The Jewish crowd also joined in the attack and bore out his statements.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And the Jews also assented - The Jews who had accompanied Tertullus to Caesarea. They had gone as the accusers of Paul, and they bore testimony, when called upon, to the truth of all that the orator had said. Whether they were examined individually or not is not declared. In whatever way their testimony was arrived at, they confirmed unanimously the accusation which he had brought against Paul.

And the Jews also (f) assented, saying that these things were so.
(f) Confirmed what Tertullus said.

And the Jews also assented,.... That is, Ananias the high priest, and the elders that were with him, agreed to what Tertullus said, and confirmed the same.
Saying, that these things were so; that Paul was such a person, and was guilty of the crimes he had set forth; and that the chief captain had taken the steps, and done the things he had related.

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