Acts 23:29
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.
Acts 23:29 in other translations
| BSB | I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment. |
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| WEB | I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment. |
| ASV | whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. |
| YLT | whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds; |
| DARBY | whom I found to be accused of questions of their law, but to have no charge laid against him making him worthy of death or of bonds. |
| BBE | Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Acts 23:29 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 23:26-30
26-30. 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.
Barnes' Notes
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.
(*) "accused of" "Concerning" (a) "questions" Acts 18:15, 25:19 (b) "laid" Acts 26:31
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 23:25-35
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…
Acts 23:29 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 23:29
- Acts 26:31
And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
- Acts 25:25
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.
- Acts 18:15
But if it be a question of words and names, and of your law, look ye to it; for I will be no judge of such matters.
- Acts 25:11
For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cesar.
- Acts 25:19-20
But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.
- Acts 25:7-8
And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove. While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cesar, have I offended any thing at all.
- Acts 28:18
Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
- Acts 23:6-9
But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
- Acts 24:10-21
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself: Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. …
- Acts 24:5-6
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
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- Acts 23:28
And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:
- Acts 23:29
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.
- Acts 23:30
And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.
Acts 23:29 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y hallé que le acusaban de cuestiones de la ley de ellos, y que ningún crimen tenía digno de muerte ó de prisión. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et j’ai trouvé qu’il était accusé touchant des questions de leur loi, mais qu’il n’était sous le coup d’aucune accusation qui mérite la mort ou les liens. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da fand ich, daß er wegen Streitfragen ihres Gesetzes angeklagt war, daß aber keine Anklage gegen ihn vorlag, die des Todes oder der Bande wert wäre. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quem inveni accusari de quæstionibus legis ipsorum, nihil vero dignum morte aut vinculis habentem criminis. |