English Standard Version
Acts 26:32
32And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."
Acts 26:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar.
- New International Version (NIV)Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)And Agrippa said to Festus, “He could have been set free if he hadn’t appealed to Caesar.”
Context of Acts 26:32
30Then the king rose, and the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them. 31And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment." And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."
Read all of Acts 26Acts 26:32 word by word
Ἀγρίππας δὲ τῷ Φήστῳ ἔφη· ἀπολελύσθαι ἐδύνατο ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος, εἰ μὴ ἐπεκέκλητο Καίσαρα.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenδέde · thenG1161
- saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
- AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippas · AgrippaG67
- unto Festusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- unto FestusΦῆστοςPhēstos · FestusG5347
- Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- might have beenδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- set at libertyἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
- ifεἰei · if: notG1487
- he hadἐπικαλέωepikaleomai · to call (on)/nameG1941
- notμήmē · notG3361
- unto CesarΚαῖσαρKaisar · CaesarG2541
Cross-references for Acts 26:32
- Acts 25:11If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar."
- Acts 28:18When they had examined me, they wished to set me at liberty, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.
Commentaries on Acts 26:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Then said Agrippa, etc. - The king himself, who had participated in the strongest emotions on the occasion, feels himself prompted to wish the apostle's immediate liberation; but this was now rendered impracticable, because he had appealed to Caesar; the appeal was no doubt registered, and the business must now proceed to a full hearing. Bp. Pearce conjectures, with great probability, that Agrippa, on his return to Rome, represented Paul's case so…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Then said Agrippa unto Festus - This is a full declaration of the conviction of Agrippa, before whom the cause had been heard, that Paul was innocent. It is an instance, also, where boldness and fidelity will be attended with happy results. Paul had concealed nothing of the truth. He had made a bold and faithful appeal Acts 26:27 to Agrippa himself for the truth of what he was saying. By this appeal Agrippa had not been offended. It had only served to…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. 32Paul could have been set free because the legal verdict was evident (26:31). However, if he had not appealed to Caesar, Paul might not have survived (25:1–11). By appealing, he was fulfilling God's purposes for him (23:11).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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