Acts 28:22 - Exposition

It is known to us for we know, A.V. We desire ( ἀξιοῦμεν ); or, we are willing; literally, think it right (so Acts 16:38 ). ηξίου , followed by a negative, means "was unwilling." It has this sense frequently in Xenophon, AE lian, Josephus, and other Greek writers (see Kuinoel, on Acts 16:30 ). This sect ( τῆς αἱρέσεως ταύτης ); see Acts 24:5 , Acts 24:14 , notes. It is known to us ; i.e. though we have heard nothing against you Paul, we have heard of the sect of the Nazarenes and have heard nothing but harm concerning it. Spoken against ( ἀντιλέγεται ); see Acts 13:45 ; Acts 13:19 ; Romans 10:21 ; Titus 1:9 . It is called a " superstitio prava, malefica, exitiabilis " (Pliny, 'Ep.,' 10.96; Suetonius, 'Nero,' 16; Tacitus, 'Annal.,' 15.44; 'Speaker's Commentary').