King James Version
Acts 25:18 in the King James Version says “Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:” — study this verse from Acts chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:”
Acts 25:18 · KJV
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face , and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.
Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters. I doubted: or, I was doubtful how to enquire hereof
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“Against”
G4012properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive cas
“of such things as”
G3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
“stood up”
G2476to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
“when the accusers”
G2725against one in the assembly, i.e., a complainant at law; specially, satan
“accusation”
G156a cause (as if asked for), i.e., (logical) reason (motive, matter), (legal) crime (alleged or proved)
“they brought”
G2018to bear upon (or further), i.e., adduce (personally or judicially (accuse, inflict)), superinduce
“of such things as”
G3739the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
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