Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
But we desire (acioumen de). Old verb aciow, to deem worthy, to think right or proper as in Acts 15:38 which see. They think it only fair to hear Paul's side of his case.
Concerning this sect (peri thv airesewv tauthv). Paul had identified Christianity with Judaism (verse Acts 28:20) in its Messianic hope. The language seems to imply that the number of Christians in Rome was comparatively small and mainly Gentile. If the edict of Claudius for the expulsion of the Jews from Rome (Acts 18:2) was due to disturbance over Christ (Xrhstuv), then even in Rome the Jews had special reason for hostility towards Christians.
Everywhere spoken against (pantaxou antilegetai). Cf. verse Acts 28:19. The line of cleavage between Jew and Christian was now sharply drawn everywhere.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Acts 5:17
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