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Acts 26:31
31and having gone apart, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Acts 26:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
- New International Version (NIV)After they left the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment."
- New King James Version (NKJV)and when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains.”
Context of Acts 26:31
29And Paul [said], I would to God, both in little and in much, that not only thou, but all who have heard me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bonds. 30And the king stood up, and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them, and having gone apart, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds. 32And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been let go if he had not appealed to Caesar.
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καὶ ἀναχωρήσαντες ἐλάλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες ὅτι οὐδὲν θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν τι πράσσει ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 26:31
- Acts 23:9And there was a great clamour, and the scribes of the Pharisees' part rising up contended, saying, We find nothing evil in this man; and if a spirit has spoken to him, or an angel...
- Acts 25:25But I, having found that he had done nothing worthy of death, and this [man] himself having appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him;
- Acts 28:18who having examined me were minded to let me go, because there was nothing worthy of death in me.
- 2 Samuel 24:17And David spoke to Jehovah when he saw the angel that smote among the people, and said, Behold, it is I that have sinned, and it is I that have committed iniquity; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be on me, and on my father's house!
- Luke 23:4And Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, I find no guilt in this man.
- 1 Peter 3:16having a good conscience, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ.
- 1 Peter 4:14If ye are reproached in [the] name of Christ, blessed [are ye]; for the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: [on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.]
Commentaries on Acts 26:31
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31This man doeth nothing worthy of death - This was the conclusion to which they had come after hearing all that the Jews had to allege against him. It was the result of the whole investigation; and we have, therefore, the concurring testimony of Claudius Lysias Acts 23:29, of Felix Acts 25:26-27, and of Agrippa, as to the innocence of Paul. More honorable and satisfactory testimony of his innocence he could not have desired. It was a full acquittal from…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-32Verses 24-32 It becomes us, on all occasions, to speak the words of truth and soberness, and then we need not be troubled at the unjust censures of men. Active and laborious followers of the gospel often have been despised as dreamers or madmen, for believing such doctrines and such wonderful facts; and for attesting that the same faith and diligence, and an experience like their own, are necessary to all men, whatever their rank, in order to their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31The rulers agreed that Paul did not deserve death or imprisonment. Roman authorities repeatedly gave this verdict when considering Paul's case (25:25; see Luke 23:4, 15, 22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3230-32. when he had thus spoken, the king rose--not over-easy, we may be sure.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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