Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version After they left the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment.” New Living Translation As they went out, they talked it over and agreed, “This man hasn’t done anything to deserve death or imprisonment.” English Standard Version And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.” Berean Standard Bible On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.” Berean Literal Bible and having withdrawn, they began speaking to one another, saying, "This man is doing nothing worthy of death or of chains." King James Bible And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. New King James Version and when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains.” New American Standard Bible and when they had gone out, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.” NASB 1995 and when they had gone aside, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything worthy of death or imprisonment.” NASB 1977 and when they had drawn aside, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything worthy of death or imprisonment.” Legacy Standard Bible and when they had gone aside, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything worthy of death or imprisonment.” Amplified Bible and after they had gone out, they began saying to one another, “This man is not doing anything worthy of death or [even] of imprisonment.” Christian Standard Bible and when they had left they talked with each other and said, “This man is not doing anything to deserve death or imprisonment.” Holman Christian Standard Bible and when they had left they talked with each other and said, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or chains.” American Standard Version and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And when they withdrew from there, they were speaking one with another and were saying, “This man has not done any thing worthy of death or imprisonment.” Contemporary English Version But before they left, they said, "This man isn't guilty of anything. He doesn't deserve to die or to be put in jail." Douay-Rheims Bible And when they were gone aside, they spoke among themselves, saying: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bands. English Revised Version and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. GOD'S WORD® Translation As they were leaving, they said to each other, "This man isn't doing anything for which he deserves to die or be put in prison." Good News Translation and after leaving they said to each other, "This man has not done anything for which he should die or be put in prison." International Standard Version As they were leaving, they began to say to each other, "This man hasn't been doing anything to deserve death or imprisonment." Literal Standard Version and having withdrawn, they were speaking to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds”; Majority Standard Bible On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.” New American Bible And after they had withdrawn they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing [at all] that deserves death or imprisonment.” NET Bible and as they were leaving they said to one another, "This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment." New Revised Standard Version and as they were leaving, they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.” New Heart English Bible When they had withdrawn, they spoke one to another, saying, "This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds." Webster's Bible Translation And when they had gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, or of bonds. Weymouth New Testament and, having withdrawn, they talked to one another and said, "This man is doing nothing for which he deserves death or imprisonment." World English Bible When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.” Young's Literal Translation and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying -- 'This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Festus Interrupts Paul's Defense…30Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them. 31 On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.” 32And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”… Cross References 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 23:29 I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment. Acts 28:18 They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me. Treasury of Scripture And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds. This man. Acts 23:9,29 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 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 28:18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. Jump to Previous Apart Bonds Cause Death Deserve Deserves Imprisonment Prison Room Speaking Talked Talking Themselves Withdrawn WorthyJump to Next Apart Bonds Cause Death Deserve Deserves Imprisonment Prison Room Speaking Talked Talking Themselves Withdrawn WorthyActs 26 1. Paul, in the presence of Agrippa, declares his life from his childhood;12. and how miraculously he was converted, and called to his apostleship. 24. Festus charges him with being insane, whereunto he answers modestly. 28. Agrippa is almost persuaded to be a Christian. 31. The whole company pronounces him innocent. (31) This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.--St. Luke obviously dwells on the witness thus given to St. Paul's innocence. To us, knowing him as we do, the anxiety to record the witness seems superfluous; but it was not so when the historian wrote. The charge of what we should call lawless and revolutionary tendencies had been too often brought against the Apostle (Acts 17:6), and was too current against his followers, to make such a record one that he could willingly pass over.Verse 31. - Had withdrawn for were gone aside, A.V.; spake one to another for talked between themselves, A.V. Had withdrawn; viz. from the public hall, the ἀκροατήριον of Acts 25:23, into the private room, "the withdrawing-room" adjoining it. There they freely talked over the trial, and all agreed that the prisoner had done nothing to deserve either death or imprisonment. Paul had made a favorable impression upon both Jews and Romans. Parallel Commentaries ... Greek On their way out,ἀναχωρήσαντες (anachōrēsantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 402: From ana and choreo; to retire. they said ἐλάλουν (elaloun) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words. to πρὸς (pros) Preposition Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. one another, ἀλλήλους (allēlous) Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another. “This οὗτος (houtos) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. man ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. has done πράσσει (prassei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4238: To do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require. nothing Οὐδὲν (Ouden) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3762: No one, none, nothing. 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 ἢ (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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