Acts 23:29
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New International Version (©2011)
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 (©2007)
I soon discovered the charge was something regarding their religious law--certainly nothing worthy of imprisonment or death.

English Standard Version (©2001)
I found that he was being accused about questions of their law, but charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and I found him to be accused over questions about their Law, but under no accusation deserving death or imprisonment.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
I found out that the accusations were about disputed matters in their law, and that there was no charge that merited death or chains.

International Standard Version (©2012)
I found that, although he was charged with questions about their Law, there was no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment.

NET Bible (©2006)
I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
“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.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
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.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
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.

American King James Version
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.

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.

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.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

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.

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;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

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 trust in him, and commit their ways unto him.

Pulpit Commentary

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).

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law,.... As about the resurrection of the dead, and a future state, which some in the council denied, and some asserted, which with this heathen man were idle and foolish questions; or about the defiling of the temple, and speaking contemptibly of the law of Moses, the people of the Jews, and the holy place, which was the cry of the populace against him, and were things the captain knew little of:

but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death, or of bonds: by the laws of the Romans; and yet he himself had bound him with two chains at the first taking of him, and afterwards ordered him to be bound with thongs, and scourged, of which he says nothing, being convinced of his error, and willing to hide it; however, he bears a full testimony to the innocence of the apostle.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

29. perceived to be accused of questions of their law, &c.—Amidst all his difficulty in getting at the charges laid against Paul, enough, no doubt, come out to satisfy him that the whole was a question of religion, and that there was no case for a civil tribunal.

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Paul Sent to Felix at Caesarea
…28And when I would have known the cause why they accused him, I brought him forth into their council: 29Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. 30And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to you, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before you what they had against him. Farewell. …

Deuteronomy 21:22 If someone guilty of a capital offense is put to death and their body is exposed on a pole,
Jeremiah 26:16 Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, "This man should not be sentenced to death! He has spoken to us in the name of the LORD our God."
Acts 18:15 But 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 23:9 There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. "We find nothing wrong with this man," they said. "What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?"
Acts 25:19 Instead, 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 25:25 I found he had done nothing deserving of death, but because he made his appeal to the Emperor I decided to send him to Rome.
Acts 26:31 After they left the room, they began saying to one another, "This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment."
Acts 28:18 They examined me and wanted to release me, because I was not guilty of any crime deserving death.