Acts 23:29

Acts 23:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
• New International Version (NIV)I found that the accusation had to do with questions about their law, but there was no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I found out that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving of death or chains.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I soon discovered the charge was something regarding their religious law—certainly nothing worthy of imprisonment or death.

Context of Acts 23:29

27This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen. 28And desiring to know the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their council. I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment. 30And when it was disclosed to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him." 31So the soldiers, according to their instructions, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

Acts 23:29 word by word

ὃν εὗρον ἐγκαλούμενον περὶ ζητημάτων τοῦ νόμου αὐτῶν, μηδὲν δὲ ἄξιον θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἔχοντα ἔγκλημα.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I perceivedεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• to be accusedἐγκαλέωegkaleō · to accuseG1458
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• questionsζήτημαzētēma · a question/disputeG2213
• of theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• lawὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• butδέde · thenG1161
• to haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• nothingμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• laid to his chargeἔγκλημαegklēma · accusationG1462
• worthyἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
• of deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• orἤē · orG2228
• of bondsδεσμόςdesmon desmos · chainG1199

Cross-references for Acts 23:29

• Acts 23:6Now when Paul perceived that one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is with respect to the hope and the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial."
• Acts 18:15But since it is a matter of questions about words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of these things."
• Acts 24:5For we have found this man a plague, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
• Acts 25:19Rather they had certain points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul asserted to be alive.
• Acts 25:7When he had arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious charges against him that they could not prove.
• Acts 26:31And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment."

Commentaries on Acts 23:29

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Questions of their law - So he understood the whole controversy to be. Worthy of death - By the Roman law. He had been guilty of no crime against the Roman people. Or of bonds - Of chains, or of confinement.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-35Verses 25-35 God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and moral virtues of the heathens often have been employed to protect his persecuted servants. Even the men of the world can discern between the conscientious conduct of upright believers, and the zeal of false professors, though they disregard or understand not their doctrinal principles. All hearts are in God's hand, and those are blessed who put their trust in him, and commit their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26-30The letter from Claudius Lysias to Governor Felix follows the common form of a Hellenistic letter (a standard Greek-style letter used in that time). It names the writer and the recipient, gives a greeting, and explains the main issue. However, it does not include a closing farewell (see study note on 15:29). The letter also summarizes the events leading up to it and explains the actions taken. It shows that the commander believed he had followed proper…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 26-3026-30. Claudius--the Roman name he would take on purchasing his citizenship. Lysias--his Greek family name. the most excellent governor--an honorary title of office.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 23:29

• Caesarea
• Change of Venue
• Claudius Lysius
• Felix
• Letters
• Minister, Christian
• Paul

In the dictionaries

• Band
• Conspiracy
• Cry
• James
• Tiller
• Acts of the Apostles
• Charge; Chargeable
• Claudius Lysias
• Epistle
• Felix; Antonius

Commentaries on Acts 23

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings