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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving 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 they were about to kill him, but I came with my troops and rescued him, for I had learned that he is a Roman citizen. 28I wanted to know why they were accusing him, so I brought him to their Sanhedrin. 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. 30When I was informed of a plot to be carried out against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also ordered his accusers to present to you their case against him. 31So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul with them during the night and brought him as far as 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 23:6Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”
• Acts 18:15But since it involves questions about words and names and your own law—settle the matter yourselves. I will not be a judge of such things.”
• Acts 24:5“We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the Nazarene sect
• Acts 25:19Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.
• Acts 25:7When Paul came in, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him. They brought many serious charges against him, but they could not prove them.
• Acts 26:31After they left the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything that deserves 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