And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:
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Interpretation
Paul gives a just account of himself, which clears him from crime, and likewise shows the true reason of the violence against him. Let us never be driven from any good way by its having an ill name.
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This thought runs through Acts 24:9-13.
Glossary
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).