Acts Chapter 24 verse 19 Holy Bible
who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.
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And it would have been better if they had come here to make a statement, if they have anything against me.
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who ought to appear before thee and accuse, if they have anything against me;
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Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.
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They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.
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whom it behoveth to be present before thee, and to accuse, if they had anything against me,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - To make accusation for object, A.V. The sense is exactly the same.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) Who ought to have been here before thee.--The originators of the disturbance shrank from the consequences of their actions, and either remained at Jerusalem or else started on their homeward journey as soon as the Feast was over.