18in which they found me occupied in the temple, having been purified, without any crowd or uproar. But there were some Jews from 24:18 I.e., west coast province of Asia MinorAsia—
18They found me in the temple presenting these offerings, after I had undergone [the rites of] purification, without any crowd or uproar. But there were some Jews from [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor],
18At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia24:18 Literally from Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.
18They found me doing this in the temple courtyard. I had already been made pure and ‘clean’ in the usual way. There was no crowd with me. I didn’t stir up any trouble.