Acts 26:31

Festus Interrupts Paul’s Defense · Acts 26:24–32
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Translations

Modern
On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
Traditional
And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Literal
…and having withdrawn, they began speaking to one another, saying, “This man is doing nothing worthy of death or of chains.”
Latin
Et cum secessissent, loquebantur ad invicem, dicentes: Quia nihil morte aut vinculis dignum quid fecit homo iste.

Original

Greek
English
On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”

Notes

The rulers agreed that Paul did not deserve death or imprisonment. Roman authorities repeatedly gave this verdict when considering Paul's case (25:25; see Luke 23:4, 15, 22).

Theme notes and profiles

Herod Agrippa II Paul (Saul)

Events

Glossary

Book of the Acts of the Apostles Herod, Herodian Family Paul the Apostle Porcius Festus Procurator Titus Caesar

Topics

Court: Accused Spoke in his own Defense Courts of Justice: Judges of Conferred Together Before Giving Judgment