ACTS 26:31 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”
They left the room, and while talking with one another, they said, 'This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment.' - The verdict emerges in private conversation: 'This man is not doing anything that deserves death or imprisonment' (ouden...axion thanatou ē desmōn, ouden...axion thanatou ē desmōn-'nothing worthy of death or bonds'). All three authorities-king, governor, and court-concur. The chorus of vindication grows: Paul is innocent by Roman, Jewish, and royal judgment.
Church Fathers on Acts 26:31
See how again also they pass sentence in his favor, and after having said, You are beside yourself, Acts 26:24 they acquit him, as undeserving not only of death, but also of bonds, and indeed would have released him entirely, if he had not appealed to Cæsar. But this was done providentially, that he should also depart with bonds. Unto bonds, he says, as an evil doer. 1 Timothy 2:9 For if his Lord was reckoned among the transgressors Mark 15:28, much more he: but as the Lord…
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