Act 24:12 | NET2full | STEP | They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city ,

‏ Acts 24:12

12 They did not find me arguing ^{▼▼tn Or “disputing,” “conducting a heated discussion.”} with anyone or stirring up a crowd ^{▼▼tn BDAG 381 s.v. ἐπίστασις 2 has “ἐ. ποιεῖν ὄχλου to cause a crowd to gather Ac 24:12.” Roman authorities would not allow a mob to gather and threaten the peace, and anyone suspected of instigating a mob would certainly be arrested.} in the temple courts ^{▼▼tn Grk “in the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.} or in the synagogues ^{▼▼sn See the note on synagogue in 6:9.} or throughout the city, ^{▼▼sn A second part of Paul’s defense is that he did nothing while he was in Jerusalem to cause unrest, neither arguing nor stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city.}