Acts 23:29
New International Version
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 Living Translation
I soon discovered the charge was something regarding their religious law—certainly nothing worthy of imprisonment or death.

English Standard Version
I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.

Berean Standard Bible
I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

Berean Literal Bible
whom I found being accused concerning questions of their Law, but having no accusation worthy of death or of chains.

King James Bible
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 King James Version
I found out that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving of death or chains.

New American Standard Bible
and I found that he was being accused regarding questions in their Law, but was not charged with anything deserving death or imprisonment.

NASB 1995
and I found him to be accused over questions about their Law, but under no accusation deserving death or imprisonment.

NASB 1977
and I found him to be accused over questions about their Law, but under no accusation deserving death or imprisonment.

Legacy Standard Bible
and I found him to be accused over questions about their Law, but under no accusation deserving death or imprisonment.

Amplified Bible
and I discovered that he was accused in regard to questions and issues in their Law, but [he was] under no accusation that would call for the penalty of death or [even] for imprisonment.

Christian Standard Bible
I found out that the accusations were concerning questions of their law, and that there was no charge that merited death or imprisonment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I found out that the accusations were about disputed matters in their law, and that there was no charge that merited death or chains.

American Standard Version
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“And I found that they were accusing him about charges of their law, and there was no cause worthy for imprisonment or death against him.”

Contemporary English Version
and learned that the charges concern only their religious laws. This man isn't guilty of anything for which he should die or even be put in jail.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law; but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bands.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and found their accusations had to do with disputes about Jewish teachings. He wasn't accused of anything for which he deserved to die or to be put into prison.

Good News Translation
I found out that he had not done a thing for which he deserved to die or be put in prison; the accusation against him had to do with questions about their own law.

International Standard Version
I found that, although he was charged with questions about their Law, there was no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment.

Literal Standard Version
whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;

Majority Standard Bible
I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

New American Bible
I discovered that he was accused in matters of controversial questions of their law and not of any charge deserving death or imprisonment.

NET Bible
I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.

New Revised Standard Version
I found that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but was charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.

New Heart English Bible
I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Weymouth New Testament
and I discovered that the charge had to do with questions of their Law, but that he was accused of nothing for which he deserves death or imprisonment.

World English Bible
I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

Young's Literal Translation
whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;

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Context
Paul Sent to Felix
28and since I wanted to understand their charges against him, I brought him down to their Sanhedrin. 29 I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment. 30When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:22
If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,

Jeremiah 26:16
Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, "This man is not worthy of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God!"

Acts 18:15
But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things."

Acts 23:9
A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, "We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"

Acts 25:19
They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Acts 25:25
But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

Acts 26:31
On their way out, they said to one another, "This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment."


Treasury of Scripture

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.

questions.

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…

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 24:5,6,10-21
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: …

but.

Acts 25:7,8,11,25
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…

Acts 26:31
And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

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Acts 23
1. As Paul pleads his cause,
2. Ananias commands them to strike him.
7. Dissension among his accusers.
11. God encourages him.
14. The Jews' vow to kill Paul,
20. is declared unto the chief captain.
27. He sends him to Felix the governor.














(29) Accused of questions of their law.--The points which probably presented themselves to the chiliarch's mind as the result of his inquiries were--(1) that the prisoner was accused of transgressing the rules of the Temple; (2) that the question at issue seemed to be whether he had seen a teacher named Jesus risen from the dead; (3) whether that teacher was entitled to the name of Christ.

Verse 29. - Found for perceived, A.V.; about for of, A.V. Questions; ζητήματα, only in the Acts, where it occurs five times (Acts 15:2; Acts 18:15; Acts 23:29; Acts 25:19; Acts 26:3). St. Luke also uses ζήτησις (Acts 25:20), as does St. Paul four times in the pastoral Epistles (1 Timothy 1:4, T.R.; 1 Timothy 6:4; 2 Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
I found that
εὗρον (heuron)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2147: A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.

the accusation
ἐγκαλούμενον (enkaloumenon)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1458: To bring a charge against, accuse. From en and kaleo; to call in, i.e. Bring to account.

involved
περὶ (peri)
Preposition
Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

questions
ζητημάτων (zētēmatōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 2213: A question, subject of inquiry, dispute. From zeteo; a search, i.e. a debate.

[about]
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

their [own]
αὐτῶν (autōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

Law,
νόμου (nomou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

there was
ἔχοντα (echonta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

no
μηδὲν (mēden)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3367: No one, none, nothing.

charge
ἔγκλημα (enklēma)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1462: An accusation, charge. From egkaleo; an accusation, i.e. Offence alleged.

worthy
ἄξιον (axion)
Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 514: Worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable. Probably from ago; deserving, comparable or suitable.

of death
θανάτου (thanatou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2288: Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.

or
(ē)
Conjunction
Strong's 2228: Or, than. A primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than.

imprisonment.
δεσμῶν (desmōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's 1199: Or desmos des-mos' neuter and masculine respectively from deo; a band, i.e. Ligament or shackle; figuratively, an impediment or disability.


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