"Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, where…" — Acts 24:8

Acts 24:8 · KJV

“Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.”

— Acts 24:8

Verse 7

But the chief captain Lysias came {upon us}, and with great violence took {him} away out of our hands,

Verse 9

And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

Acts 24 — Context

Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

But the chief captain Lysias came {upon us}, and with great violence took {him} away out of our hands,

Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

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:

Cross References

Acts 23:30

And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what {they had} against him. Farewell.

Acts 25:15-16

About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed {me}, desiring {to have} judgment against him.

Acts 25:5

Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with {me}, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

Acts 23:35

I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.