Acts 24:1
The Accusations Against Paul
1 After five days the high priest Ananias ▼▼sn Ananias was in office from a.d. 47-59.
came down with some elders and an attorney ▼▼tn The term refers to a professional advocate (BDAG 905 s.v. ῥήτωρ).
named ▼▼tn Grk “an attorney, a certain Tertullus.”
Tertullus, and they ▼▼tn Grk “who” (plural). Because in English the relative pronoun “who” could be understood to refer only to the attorney Tertullus and not to the entire group, it has been replaced with the third person plural pronoun “they.” “And” has been supplied to provide the connection to the preceding clause.
brought formal charges ▼ against Paul to the governor.
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