Acts 24:9

24:9 The Jews also joined in the verbal attack, ¹  claiming ²  that these things were true.

Acts 25:19

25:19 Rather they had several points of disagreement ³  with him about their own religion ⁴  and about a man named Jesus ⁵  who was dead, whom Paul claimed ⁶  to be alive.

[24:9]  ¹ tn Grk “joined in the attack,” but the adjective “verbal” has been supplied to clarify that this was not another physical assault on Paul. The verb is another NT hapax legomenon (BDAG 969 s.v. συνεπιτίθημι).

[24:9]  ² tn Or “asserting” (BDAG 1050 s.v. φάσκω).

[25:19]  ³ tn Grk “several controversial issues.” BDAG 428 s.v. ζήτημα states, “in our lit. only in Ac, w. the mng. it still has in Mod. Gk. (controversial) question, issue, argument…Ac 15:2; 26:3. ζ. περί τινος questions about someth.…18:15; 25:19.”

[25:19]  ⁴ tn On this term see BDAG 216 s.v. δεισιδαιμονία 2. It is a broad term for religion.

[25:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “a certain Jesus.”

[25:19]  ⁶ tn Or “asserted.”