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Acts 23:29

I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

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ASV

whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

KJV

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.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὃνhonwhomG3739 →
εὗρονheuronI foundG2147 →
ἐγκαλούμενονegkaloumenonbeing accusedG1458 →
περὶpericoncerningG4012 →
ζητημάτωνzētēmatōnquestionsG2213 →
τοῦtouof theG3588 →
νόμουnomoulawG3551 →
αὐτῶν,autōnof them,G846 →
μηδὲνmēdennotG3367 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
ἄξιονaxion[of anything] worthyG514 →
θανάτουthanatouof deathG2288 →
ἢēorG2228 →
δεσμῶνdesmōnof chainsG1199 →
ἔχονταechontahavingG2192 →
ἔγκλημα.egklēmaaccusation.G1462 →

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Acts 26:31On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”Acts 25:19They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.Acts 18:15But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”Acts 25:25But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.Deuteronomy 21:22If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,Jeremiah 26:16Then 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 25:11If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”Acts 25:19–20They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.Acts 28:18They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.Acts 25:7–8When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.Acts 23:9A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”Acts 24:10–21When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.Acts 23:6–9Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”Acts 24:5–6We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,John 18:35“Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed You over to me. What have You done?”Acts 25:10Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

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