Passage

Acts 24.15

Book: Acts · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Verse

ASV (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)

"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)

"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)

"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.

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The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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