Acts 24:11
Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
Acts 24:11 in other translations
| BSB | You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship. |
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| WEB | seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem. |
| ASV | seeing that thou canst take knowledge that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem: |
| YLT | thou being able to know that it is not more than twelve days to me since I went up to worship in Jerusalem, |
| DARBY | As thou mayest know that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem, |
| BBE | Seeing that you are able to make certain of the fact that it is not more than twelve days from the time when I came up to Jerusalem for worship; |
| Webster | That thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. |
What does Acts 24:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Are yet but twelve days. Beza reckons these twelve days in this manner: The first was that on which he came to Jerusalem, Acts 21:15. The second he spent with James and the apostles, Acts 21:18. Six days were spent in fulfilling his vow, Acts 21:21,26. On the ninth day the tumult arose, being the seventh day of his vow, and on this day he was rescued by Lysias, Acts 21:27, 22:29. The tenth day he was before the sanhedrim, Acts 22:30, 23:10. On the eleventh the plot was laid to take his life; and on the same day, at evening, he was removed to Caesarea. The days on which he was confined at Caesarea are not enumerated, since his design in mentioning the number of days was to show the improbability that, in that time, he had been engaged in producing a tumult; and it would not be pretended that he had been so engaged while confined in a prison at Caesarea. The defence of Paul here is, that but twelve days occurred from the time that he went to Jerusalem, till he was put under the custody of Felix; and that during so short a time it was wholly improbable that he would have been able to excite sedition.
For to worship. This farther shows that the design of Paul was not to produce sedition. He had gone up for the peaceful purpose of devotion, and not to produce riot and disorder. That this was his design in going to Jerusalem, or at least a part of his purpose, is indicated by the passage in Acts 20:16. It should be observed, however, that our translation conveys an idea which is not necessarily in the Greek--that this was the design of his going to Jerusalem. The original is, "Since I went up to Jerusalem worshipping," προσκυνησων i.e., he was actually engaged in devotion when the tumult arose. But his main design m going to Jerusalem, was to convey to his suffering countrymen there the benefactions of the Gentile churches. See Acts 24:17, Rom 15:25,26.
(h) "neither found me" Acts 25:8, 28:17
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 24:10-21
Paul gives a just account of himself, which clears him from crime, and likewise shows the true reason of the violence against him. Let us never be driven from any good way by its having an ill name. It is very comfortable, in worshipping God, to look to him as the God of our fathers, and to set up no other rule of faith or practice but the Scriptures. This shows there will be a resurrection to a final judgment…
Acts 24:11 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 24:11
- Acts 24:1
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.
- Acts 21:18
And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
- Acts 23:23
And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;
- Acts 21:26-27
Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
- Acts 22:30
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
- Acts 23:32-33
On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle: Who, when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.
- Acts 24:17
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
- Acts 23:11
And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
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Context
- Acts 24:10
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:
- Acts 24:11
Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
- Acts 24:12
And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
Acts 24:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque tú puedes entender que no hace más de doce días que subí á adorar á Jerusalem; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car tu peux connaître qu’il ne s’est pas passé plus de douze jours depuis que je suis monté pour adorer à Jérusalem. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | indem du erkennen kannst, daß es nicht mehr als zwölf Tage sind, seit ich hinaufging, um in Jerusalem anzubeten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Potes enim cognoscere quia non plus sunt mihi dies quam duodecim, ex quo ascendi adorare in Jerusalem: |