Act 24:5 | PNT | STEP | For we have found this man . . . a mover of sedition . The charges begin, the first one of which is false. A ringleader of the sect . This was "the" offense of Paul. All their hatred was due to the fact that he was the great Christian leader. The reason why this urged was to show that Paul preached a religion not authorized by Roman law. See PNT . Nazarenes . For hundreds of years the term was applied to Christians by the Jews. This is the only instance, however, in the New Testament where it so applied. The Mohammedans still use it.

Acts 24:5

For we have found this man . . . a mover of sedition. The charges begin, the first one of which is false.

A ringleader of the sect. This was "the" offense of Paul. All their hatred was due to the fact that he was the great Christian leader. The reason why this urged was to show that Paul preached a religion not authorized by Roman law.

See PNT Ac 18:13.

Nazarenes. For hundreds of years the term was applied to Christians by the Jews. This is the only instance, however, in the New Testament where it so applied. The Mohammedans still use it.