SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:18
cuando me hallaron purificado en el Templo (no con multitud ni con alboroto) unos judíos de Asia;
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 24:18
Verse 18. Found me purified in the temple] And the Jews of Asia, who stirred up the persecution against me in Jerusalem, found me purified in the temple, regularly performing the religious vow into which I had entered; giving no cause for suspicion; for I made no tumult, nor had I any number of people with me, by whom I could have accomplished any seditious purpose.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. Whereupon , etc.] Or among which; while the apostle was busy about the offerings of the Nazarites: certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple ; and therefore could not be said to profane it; this he observes in answer to the charge of his attempting to profane it, and acquaints the governor how that was; as that having joined himself to four men that had a vow upon them, and being in the temple purifying himself with them, certain Jews that came from Ephesus, in Asia, who knew him there, and had a pique against him, found him here; not profaning the temple, as they pretended, but acting according to the worship and service of it; and that, neither with a multitude ; for there were but four men with him; nor with tumult ; making any noise and riot, or stirring up persons to sedition and rebellion.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 10-21 - Paul gives a just account of himself, which clears him from crime, an likewise shows the true reason of the violence against him. Let u never be driven from any good way by its having an ill name. It is very comfortable, in worshipping God, to look to him as the God of ou fathers, and to set up no other rule of faith or practice but the Scriptures. This shows there will be a resurrection to a fina judgment. Prophets and their doctrines were to be tried by their fruits. Paul's aim was to have a conscience void of offence. His car and endeavour was to abstain from many things, and to abound in the exercises of religion at all times; both towards God. and towards man If blamed for being more earnest in the things of God than ou neighbours, what is our reply? Do we shrink from the accusation? Ho many in the world would rather be accused of any weakness, nay, even of wickedness, than of an earnest, fervent feeling of love to the Lor Jesus Christ, and of devotedness to his service! Can such think that He will confess them when he comes in his glory, and before the angels of God? If there is any sight pleasing to the God of our salvation, and sight at which the angels rejoice, it is, to behold a devoted followe of the Lord, here upon earth, acknowledging that he is guilty, if it be a crime, of loving the Lord who died for him, with all his heart, an soul, and mind, and strength. And that he will not in silence see God' word despised, or hear his name profaned; he will rather risk the ridicule and the hatred of the world, than one frown from that graciou Being whose love is better than life.
Greek Textus Receptus
εν 1722 PREP οις 3739 R-DPN ευρον 2147 5627 V-2AAI-3P με 3165 P-1AS ηγνισμενον 48 5772 V-RPP-ASM εν 1722 PREP τω 3588 T-DSN ιερω 2411 N-DSN ου 3756 PRT-N μετα 3326 PREP οχλου 3793 N-GSM ουδε 3761 ADV μετα 3326 PREP θορυβου 2351 N-GSM τινες 5100 X-NPM {VAR1: δε 1161 CONJ } απο 575 PREP της 3588 T-GSF ασιας 773 N-GSF ιουδαιοι 2453 A-NPM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
18. Whereupon (en oiv). More correctly, in which (occupation); while so engaged. The best texts, however, read ejn ai=v, in which, the pronoun agreeing in gender with offerings. The sense, according to this, is, as Rev., margin, in presenting which (offerings).
Robertson's NT Word Studies
24:18 {Amidst which} (en hail). That is, "in which offerings" (in presenting which offerings, #21:27). {They found me} (my accusers here present, heuron me), {purified in the temple} (hegnismenon en twi hierwi). Perfect passive participle of hagnizw (same verb in #21:24,26) state of completion of the Jewish sacrifices which had gone on for seven days (#21:27), the very opposite of the charges made. {With no crowd} (ou meta oclou). "Not with a crowd" till the Asiatic Jews gathered one (#21:27). {Nor yet with tumult} (oude meta qorubou). They made the tumult (#27:30), not Paul. Till they made the stir, all was quiet.
