Bible Strands
Acts 24:9
The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Jewish accusers respond to Governor Felix’s invitation to examine Paul, collectively affirming the validity of Tertullus’s accusations at this moment in the trial.
The words — συνεπέθεντο (sunepethento) translates literally as “they concurred,” while φάσκοντες (phaskontes) means “declaring,” framing the group’s unified endorsement of the charges.
The thread — This pattern of collective false testimony appears in Psalms 4:2 regarding maligned honor, Micah 7:2 on widespread deceit, and 1 Thessalonians 2:16 concerning those who obstruct truth.
Why it lands — The text records a group validating unproven accusations, requiring readers to examine how collective consensus can override factual scrutiny in legal or moral disputes.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.
Cross-references
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.
- Micah 7:2 The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
- Psalms 4:2 How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? Selah
- Psalms 62:3 How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
- Psalms 64:2 Hide me from the scheming of the wicked, from the mob of workers of iniquity,
- Isaiah 59:4 No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
- Jeremiah 9:3 “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.
- Ezekiel 22:27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
- Micah 6:12 For the wealthy of the city are full of violence, and its residents speak lies; their tongues are deceitful in their mouths.
- Matthew 26:59 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.