Act 24:5-9 | TNotes | STEP | 24:5 Troublemaker (or agitator ) was a charge of political sedition. A Roman court would have taken this charge very seriously (see 16:21 ; 17:7 ; 18:13 ). Similar accusations were made against Jesus before Pilate (Luke 23:2 , 5 , 14 ). • The term cult (or party , or sect ) is used here in a negative sense to put Paul’s religion under a pallor of suspicion if not illegality (see also Acts 24:14 ).

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‏ Acts 24:5-9

24:5 ^a Troublemaker (or agitator) was a charge of political sedition. A Roman court would have taken this charge very seriously (see 16:21 ^b; 17:7 ^c; 18:13 ^d). Similar accusations were made against Jesus before Pilate (Luke 23:2 ^e, 5 ^f, 14 ^g).

• The term cult (or party, or sect) is used here in a negative sense to put Paul’s religion under a pallor of suspicion if not illegality (see also Acts 24:14 ^h).
24:6 ⁱ trying to desecrate the Temple: See study note on 21:28-29.