Acts Chapter 24 verse 4 Holy Bible
But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.
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But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.
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But that I may not too much intrude on thy time, I beseech thee to hear us briefly in thy kindness.
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Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.
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But, that I don't delay you, I entreat you to bear with us and hear a few words.
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and that I may not be further tedious to thee, I pray thee to hear us concisely in thy gentleness;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - But for notwithstanding, A.V.; I entreat thee for I pray thee, A.V.; to hear for that thou wouldest hear, A.V. Of thy clemency (τῇ σῇ ἐπιεικείᾳ). The word is rendered "gentleness" in 2 Corinthians 10:1, where alone it occurs in the New Testament; ἐπιείκης is most frequently rendered "gentle" (l Timothy 3:3 (R.V.); Titus 3:2; James 3:17; 1 Peter 2:18). A few words. The Greek has συντόμως, briefly, concisely, found only here in the New Testament, but common in classical Greek and especially in medical writers, where it means "rapidly," "in a short time."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) That I be not further tedious . . .--Better, that I may not detain thee too long. Here again we note the tact of the sycophant. He speaks as if obliged to restrain himself from the further panegyrics which his feelings would naturally prompt.Of thy clemency . . .--The Greek word expresses the idea of equitable consideration. The epithets of the hired orator stand in striking contrast with the "righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come," of which the Apostle afterwards spoke to the same ruler.
