Acts 24:11

"seeing that you can verify that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem."

Key Reflection

In Acts 24:11, when Apollos testifies before Felix, he asserts that his journey to Jerusalem for worship was recent—specifically, within the last twelve days. This statement underscores the immediacy and authenticity of his testimony, suggesting that any accusations against him are baseless since they would be contradicted by clear evidence of his presence in Jerusalem recently. The cultural context of first-century Judaism highlights the importance of such public statements; it was common for individuals to verify their claims with tangible proof, making Apollos' confident assertion a powerful defense.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 11. Because that thou mayest understand. Greek, "Thou being able to know." That is, he could understand or know, by taking the proper evidence. Paul does not mean to say that Felix could understand the case, because he had been many years a judge of that nation. That fact would qualify him to judge correctly, or to understand the customs of the Jews. But the fact that he had been but twelve days in Jerusalem, and had been orderly and peaceable there, Felix could ascertain only by the proper testimony. The first part of Paul's defence Ac 24:11-13 consists in an express denial of what they alleged against him. Are yet but twelve days.

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