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But in order that I may not hinder you further, I beg you to hear us briefly, by your kindness. For having found this man to be a plague[a], and setting-in-motion disputes[b] among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, who even tried to profane[c] the temple, whom also we seized—[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 24:5 That is, a public menace, a diseased one threatening our society.
  2. Acts 24:5 Or more strongly, riots.
  3. Acts 24:6 Tertullus is referring to 21:28-29. If he could prove this, Felix would execute Paul.
  4. Acts 24:6 Tertullus stops short of expressing their demand, leaving it to Felix to determine the penalty for himself.

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