^24:4But so that I may not delay¹⁶ you any further, I beg¹⁷ you to hear us briefly¹⁸ with your customary graciousness.¹⁹^24:5For we have found²⁰ this man to be a troublemaker,²¹ one who stirs up riots²² among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader²³ of the sect of the Nazarenes.²⁴

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Footnotes

16 Or “may not weary.” ἐγκόπτω states, “ἵνα μή ἐπὶ πλεῖόν σε ἐγκόπτω Ac 24:4 is understood by . and Armen. versions to mean in order not to weary you any further; cp. ἔγκοπος weary Diog. L. 4, 50; ; and ἔγκοπον ποιεῖν to weary Job 19:2; Is 43:23. But impose on is also prob.; detain .”
17 Or “request.”
18 This term is another NT ( συντόμως 2). Tertullus was asking for a brief hearing, and implying to the governor that he would speak briefly and to the point.
19 ἐπιείκεια has “τῇ σῇ ἐ. with your (customary) indulgence Ac 24:4.”
20 Grk “For having found.” The participle εὑρόντες (heurontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
21 L&N 22.6 has “(a figurative extension of meaning of λοιμός ‘plague,’ 23.158) one who causes all sorts of trouble—‘troublemaker, pest.’ … ‘for we have found this man to be a troublemaker” Ac 24:5.”
22 Or “dissensions.” While στάσις 3 translates this phrase “κινεῖν στάσεις (v.l. στάσιν) τισί create dissension among certain people Ac 24:5,” it is better on the basis of the actual results of Paul’s ministry to categorize this usage under section 2, “uprising, riot, revolt, rebellion” (cf. the use in Acts 19:40).
23 This term is yet another NT ( πρωτοστάτης). A ringleader. Tertullus’ basic argument was that Paul was a major disturber of the public peace. To ignore this the governor would be shunning his duty to preserve the peace and going against the pattern of his rule. In effect, Tertullus claimed that Paul was seditious (a claim the governor could not afford to ignore).
24 The sect of the Nazarenes is a designation for followers of Jesus the Nazarene, that is, Christians.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But, to detain you no further, I beg you in your kindness to hear us briefly. For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But in order not to weary you further, I would request that you be kind enough to hear us briefly.

“We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But, so that I will not burden you any further, I request that you would be kind enough to give us a brief hearing. For we have found this man to be a plague, an agitator among all the Jews throughout the Roman world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

NLTNew Living Translation

But I don’t want to bore you, so please give me your attention for only a moment. We have found this man to be a troublemaker who is constantly stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the cult known as the Nazarenes.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But so that I may not impose on you for longer, I implore you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness. For we have found this man to be a public menace and one who causes riots among all the Jews throughout the Roman Empire and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,

KJV 1900King James Version

Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. 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:

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