Acts 24:19
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Who ought to have been here before you, and object, if they had ought against me.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Who ought to have been here before you, and object, if they had ought against me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And it would have been better if they had come here to make a statement, if they have anything against me.
Webster's Revision
Who ought to have been here before thee, and object if they had aught against me.
World English Bible
They ought to have been here before you, and to make accusation, if they had anything against me.
English Revised Version (ERV)
who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.
Definitions for Acts 24:19
Barnes's Acts 24:19 Bible Commentary
Who ought to have been here ... - They were the proper witnesses, and as they had staid away it showed that they were not prepared to undergo a strict examination. They alone could testify as to anything that occurred in the temple; and as they were not present, that charge ought to be dismissed.
Wesley's Acts 24:19 Bible Commentary
24:19 Who ought to have been present before thee - But the world never commit greater blunders, even against its own laws, than when it is persecuting the children of God.