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who ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.
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The Case of the Missing Accusers
Commentators unanimously highlight that Paul makes a sharp legal point: the original accusers, the Jews from Asia who started the riot, are not present. Scholars note that under Roman law, the absence of the primary accusers severely weakened, if not nullified, the case. Their failure to appear demonstrated the baselessness of their charges.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who ought to have been here, etc. They were the proper witnesses; as they had stayed away, it showed that they were not prepared to underg…
But certain Jews from Asia (τινες δε απο της Αλιας Ιουδαιο). No verb appears in the Greek for these words. Perhaps he meant to say…
19th Century
Anglican
Who ought to have been here before thee.—The originators of the disturbance shrank from the consequences of their actions, and either rema…
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Continuing the summary of what took place at Jerusalem, Paul spoke of his arrest in the temple (v.18) and his arraignment before the Sanhedrin (v.2…
16th Century
Protestant
Certain Jews. This is an incomplete statement; yet the meaning is clear: these men from Asia, as it would seem, had caused a disturbance w…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who ought to have been here before you For they were the only persons who saw him in the temple, and what he was doi…
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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…
