Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
Paul came to Jerusalem for multiple reasons, but worship was always his sincere purpose; he did not lie when he said so. Though the temple's ceremonial distinction had passed away in Christ, the faithful could still enter it without superstition, lifting pure hands freely, not binding holiness to any place or offering what the gospel forbids.
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Paul waited his turn without interrupting, and when the governor beckoned him to speak, he answered not with Tertullus's flattering compliments but with respectful confidence in Felix's fairness. He leveled his defense against those who employed the accuser, knowing well how such men speak for their fee.
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Commenting on Acts 24:10-21
Count the days carefully from his arrival to this trial: he was prisoner nine of those twelve, so he could not have stirred up the sedition they charge him with. He came to Jerusalem for worship at Pentecost, not to profane the temple or raise the city against Rome.
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