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Acts 24:5-6

5 For we have found this man a perfect pest and an agitator among all Jews throughout the world. He is a ringleader in the sect of the Nazarenes ^{▼▼Nazareth. 24:5 The Gk. Nazoraios may be a word play between Heb. netser, meaning branch (see Isa 11:1), and the name}Luke 23:2; Acts 6:13; 16:20; 17:6; 21:28; 1Pet 2:12, 15 6 and even tried to profane the temple, but we arrested him. ^{▼▼Other mss. read arrested him, and we wanted to try him under our law. ⁷But Tribune Lysias came along and took him out of our hands with much force, ⁸ordering his accusers to come before you.}John 18:31; Acts 21:28