Acts 24:6
King James Version (KJV)
Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
In context
4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:
6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
7 But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,
8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.
Acts 24:6 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
- WEB World English Bible
- He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- who also the temple did try to profane, whom also we took, and according to our law did wish to judge,
- DBY Darby Translation
- who also attempted to profane the temple; whom we also had seized, [and would have judged according to our law;
- WBS Webster Bible
- Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.