Acts 24:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁸ [and] you will be able to determine the nature of our accusations against him by questioning him yourself.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ And ordered his accusers to present themselves to you. By examining and cross-questioning him yourself, you will be able to ascertain the truth from him about all these things with which we charge him.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ from whom thou wilt be able, by examining him thyself, to take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.

Common English Bible

⁸ By examining him yourself, you will be able to verify the allegations we are bringing against him.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ ordering his accusers to come to you. From them, you yourself will be able, by judging about all these things, to understand the reason that we accuse him."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ Commanding his accusers to come to thee: of whom thou mayest thyself, by examination, have knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

Acts 24:8 Cross References

Luke 23:14

and said to them, “You brought this man to me, claiming he was inciting people to disloyalty [i.e., to the government]. And look, I questioned him in front of you people but did not find him guilty of the charges you

Acts 23:30

And when I was told that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately, also ordering his accusers to present their case against him in front of you.”

Acts 23:35

he said, “I will hear your case fully when your accusers also get here.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept [under guard] in Herod's palace.

Acts 24:7

{Some ancient manuscripts add this verse} and we would have judged him according to our law but commander Lysias came and forcibly took him out of our hands

Acts 24:9

Then the Jews also joined in [making] the charge, and confirmed all the facts that were being presented.

Acts 25:5

So, he said, “Let your leaders go down with me and if there is anything [found] wrong with the man, let them bring their charges against him [at that time].”