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But this I confess to you, that after the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;
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Faithfulness, Not Heresy
Commentators stress that Paul's core defense is that his faith is not a new, heretical religion. He argues that following "the Way" (Christianity) is the true fulfillment of Judaism. He worships the same God of their fathers and fully believes the Law and the Prophets, demonstrating continuity with Israel's faith, not a departure from it.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I confess (ομολογω). The only charge left was that of being a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. This Paul frankly confesses…
19th Century
Anglican
After the way which they call heresy.—Better, which they call a sect. The Greek noun is the same as in Acts 24:5…
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The real reason Ananias and the Jewish elders opposed him, Paul insisted, was religious. He was “a follower of the Way,” aJewish group that agreed …
16th Century
Protestant
But I confess. Because they had charged Paul with impiety and the polluting of the temple, he clears himself of both now, so that Felix mi…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But this I confess unto thee What was truth he was not ashamed of, but ready to own, and bear his testimony for, wha…
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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…
