Disputing (διαλεγομενον). Simply conversing, discussing, arguing, and then disputing, common verb in old Greek and in N.T. (especi…

And they neither found me, etc.

The first charge of Tertullus against Paul was, Acts 24:5, that he was "a pestilent …

They neither found me in the temple . . .—The answer addresses all parts of the indictment. He had not even entered into a discus…

In refuting the charges against him, Paul dealt with each in turn. First, it was “no more than twelve days ago” that he came to Jerusalem, not for …

Disputing with any man. Paul had no need to deny any of these things if he had done them, because he could have answered for himself that …

And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any
man
Either about civil or …

Paul gives a just account of himself, which clears him from crime and also shows the true reason for the violence against him. Let us never be driv…