“And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.”
When Paul appeared, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove - the accusers 'stand around' (peristantes, peristantes) like wolves, leveling charges without evidence. The phrase 'which they could not prove' (hon ouk ischyon, hōn ouk ischyon-'which were not strong') is damning: their case collapses under scrutiny. Luke repeatedly establishes that Paul's guilt is a fiction maintained only by shouted accusation.
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