Act 24:18 | NETfull | STEP | which I was doing when they found me in the temple, ritually purified, without a crowd or a disturbance.

Acts 24:18

18 which I was doing when they found me in the temple, ritually purified, ^{▼▼ Ritually purified. Paul’s claim here is that he was honoring the holiness of God by being sensitive to issues of ritual purity. Not only was he not guilty of the charges against him, but he was thoroughly devout.} without a crowd or a disturbance. ^{▼▼ BDAG 458 s.v. θόρυβος 3.b has “μετὰ θορύβου…with a disturbance Ac 24:18.”}