Acts 26:31

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• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, "This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment."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 wish to God that even in a short or long time not only you, but also all who hear me this day would become such as I myself am, except for these chains.” 30The king stood up and the governor and Bernice, and those who were sitting with them, and when they had gone out, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.” 32And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

Acts 26:31 word by word

καὶ ἀναχωρήσαντες ἐλάλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες ὅτι οὐδὲν θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν τι πράσσει ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος.Read the interlinear

• and when they had goneἀναχωρέωanachōreō · to leaveG402
• talkingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• to oneἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• is not doingπράσσωprassō · to do/requireG4238
• anythingοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• deservingἄξιοςaxios · worthyG514
• deathθάνατοςthanatos · deathG2288
• orἤē · orG2228
• imprisonmentδεσμόςdesmon desmos · chainG1199

Cross-references for Acts 26:31

• Acts 23:9And a great uproar occurred; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and started arguing heatedly, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
• Acts 25:25But I found that he had committed nothing deserving death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
• Acts 28:18And when they had examined me, they were willing to release me because there were no grounds for putting me to death.
• 2 Samuel 24:17Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, “Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done wrong; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and against my father’s house!”
• Luke 23:4But Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no grounds for charges in the case of this Man.”
• 1 Peter 3:16and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who disparage your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame.
• 1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, and of God, rests upon you.

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