“But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,”
But Lysias the commander came along, and with great violence took him out of our hands — Tertullus attributes the rescue to Lysias's violent intervention, portraying the commander's action as an obstruction of justice. The accusation implicitly criticizes Rome for interfering with Jewish legal process.
Church Fathers on Acts 24:7
But the tribune Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his accusers to come unto you]: by examining of whom yourself may take knowledge of all these things, where of we accuse him. And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so. Acts 24:7-9. What then says Paul?
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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