8Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
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Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.
And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him. …
I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-9)We must suppose that Lysias, the chief captain , when he had sent away Paul to Caesarea , gave notice to the chief priests, and others that had appeared against Paul, that if they had any thing to accuse him of they must follow him to Caesarea, and there they would find him, and a judge ready to hear them-thinking, perhaps, they would not have given themselves so much trouble; but what will not ma…
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