Now Paul indicates that the real troublemakers were some Jews from the province of Asia. If they have anything against me is stated in such a fashion as to indicate that in fact they did not have anything against Paul.

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .