# Acts 24.15 **Book:** [Acts](/codex/acts/) ยท ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Verse **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 13. Neither can they prove to thee the things whereof they now accuse me. 14. But this I confess unto thee, that after the Way which they call a sect, so serve I the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets; > > **15. having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be a resurrection both of the just and unjust.** > > 16. Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always. 17. Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings: (Acts 24:13-17, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 13. Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me. 14. But this I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, so I serve the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets; > > **15. having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.** > > 16. In this I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men. 17. Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings; (Acts 24:13-17, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 13. Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. 14. But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets: > > **15. And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.** > > 16. And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. 17. Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings. (Acts 24:13-17, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 13. nor are they able to prove against me the things concerning which they now accuse me. 14. 'And I confess this to thee, that, according to the way that they call a sect, so serve I the God of the fathers, believing all things that in the law and the prophets have been written, > > **15. having hope toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a rising again of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;** > > 16. and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always. 17. 'And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings, (Acts 24:13-17, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Paul in *apologia* before Felix - **Audience:** Felix the governor; Tertullus and Sanhedrin delegation in attendance - **Location:** Caesarea Maritima - **Time period:** c. AD 57 Inside the Acts 24 defense, Paul names the resurrection, of both just and unjust, as the actual theological content under dispute. The legal speech turns on a doctrine, not a procedural maneuver. ## See also - [Acts](/codex/acts/) (book hub) - [Acts 24](/codex/acts-24/), the full defense - [Resurrection of Jesus](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus/) - [Lesson 1.2, The Biblical Charge](/codex/lesson-1-2-the-biblical-charge/) - [01 Foundations](/codex/01-foundations/) - [Bible Verses](/codex/bible-verses/) ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Conditional Immortality from Text-First Method](/codex/conditional-immortality-from-text-first-method/) **Concepts:** - [Lesson 1.2, The Biblical Charge](/codex/lesson-1-2-the-biblical-charge/) **Lexicon:** - [G0386 - anastasis](/codex/g0386-anastasis/) **Passages:** - [Acts 24](/codex/acts-24/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.