SEV Biblia, Chapter 24:20
O digan estos mismos si hallaron en mí alguna cosa mal hecha, cuando yo estuve en el concilio,
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 24:20
Verse 20. Any evil doing in me while I stood before the council] The Jews of Asia, the most competent witnesses, though my declared enemies, and they who stirred up the persecution against me, should have been here: why are they kept back? Because they could prove nothing against me. Let these, therefore, who are here, depose, if they have found any evil in me, or proved against me, by my most virulent adversaries, when examined before them in their council at Jerusalem.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 20. Or else let these same here say , etc.] They that are present, the high priest and the elders, who were come down to accuse him: if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council ; or Jewish sanhedrim; when he was brought before them by the chief captain, ( Acts 22:30, 23:1) meaning, if any evil was then done by him, or any iniquity proved upon him, let it be declared; for as for his imprecation, or prophecy, that God would smite the high priest, he excused himself on that head, as not knowing it was the high priest.
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
η 2228 PRT αυτοι 846 P-NPM ουτοι 3778 D-NPM ειπατωσαν 2036 5628 V-2AAM-3P ει 1487 COND τι 5100 X-ASN ευρον 2147 5627 V-2AAI-3P εν 1722 PREP εμοι 1698 P-1DS αδικημα 92 N-ASN σταντος 2476 5631 V-2AAP-GSM μου 3450 P-1GS επι 1909 PREP του 3588 T-GSN συνεδριου 4892 N-GSN
Robertson's NT Word Studies
24:20 {These men themselves} (autoi houtoi). Since the Asiatic Jews are not present and these men are. {Wrong doing} (adikema). Or misdeed. Old word from adikew, to do wrong. In the N.T. only here and #Ac 18:14; Re 18:5. Paul uses "adikma" from the standpoint of his accusers. "To a less sensitive conscience his action before the Sanhedrin would have seemed venial enough" (Furneaux). {When I stood} (stantos mou). Genitive absolute, second aorist active participle of histemi (intransitive), "when I took my stand." {Before the council} (epi tou sunedriou). Same use of epi with genitive as in verse #19.
