Acts 23:29

and found him accused of some disputed points of their law; but to have no charge laid against him worthy of death or of bonds.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The 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.

In Context

28And desirous of knowing the crime of which they accused him, I brought him down into their sanhedrim

30But it being discovered to me that a design was forming against the man’s life by the Jews, immediately I sent him to thee, commanding his accusers also to produce what they have against him before thee. Farewel.

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Cross References

Acts 18:15If indeed this was now a matter of injustice, or wicked knavery, with reason I should hear you patiently; but if it be merely a controversy about the word, and names, and a law peculiar to yourselves, settle it yourselves: for I will be no judge of these matters.

Acts 24:5For we found this fellow a pest to society, and exciting sedition among all the Jews throughout the whole world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazareans:

Acts 25:7And on his appearing, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem surrounded him, and laid many and heavy accusations against Paul, which they were not able to prove.

Acts 25:19but only pleaded against him certain disputes about their own mode of religious worship, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

Acts 26:31and retiring, conversed together, saying, This man hath done nothing worthy of death, or of chains.

Matthew Henry on Acts 23:13-35

A Conspiracy against Paul; Paul Sent to Felix. 12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring… Read the whole commentary →

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