Acts 24:6 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

This guy even tried to mess with the temple — like, seriously disrespect our most sacred space. We caught him and were going to handle it ourselves according to our own laws.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

They're basically saying 'he crossed every line, and we were ready to deal with it.'

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