Acts 26:31

and when they withdrew, they were speaking among themselves, saying, “This man practices nothing worthy of death or chains.”

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

30When he had said these things, the king stood up, as well as the governor and Bernice and those sitting together with them;

32Then Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

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Cross References

Luke 23:4But Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this Man.”

Acts 23:9And there came to be a great outcry, and the scribes of the Pharisees' party stood up and contended sharply, saying, “We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.”

Acts 25:25But when I came to understand him to have done nothing worthy of death, and also he had appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.

1 Peter 3:16having a good conscience, so that in what they speak against you as evildoers, those reviling your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.

Matthew Henry on Acts 26:25-32

Paul's Fifth Defence. 24 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad. 25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. 26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. 28 Then… Read the whole commentary →

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