who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.
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who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.
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Which when they had examined me wolde have let me goo because they founde no cause of deeth in me.
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Who when they had examined me, would haue let me goe, because there was no cause of death in me.
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Passages linked to Acts 28:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Acts 26:31-32 When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.” Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
- Acts 23:29 I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.
- Acts 22:24-25 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that. When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
- Acts 22:30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
- Acts 24:10 When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,
- Acts 24:22 But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, “When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case.”
- Acts 25:7-8 When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove, while he said in his defense, “Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 18 Who, when they had examined me, would have…
18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
Ver. 18. Because there was no cause] See Act 25:25.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Examined me; as Festus did in the presence of…
Examined me; as Festus did in the presence of king Agrippa, Act 25:26, who, they were both unbelievers, yet justified Paul, acknowledging that he had not committed any thing worthy of bonds, much less of death. Thus our Saviour was declared innocent by Pilate, Luk 23:4,14.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Who when they had examined me,.... About the things…
Who when they had examined me,.... About the things laid to his charge, had heard what his accusers had to object to him, and the defence he made for himself:
would have let me go; released him from his bonds, and set him at liberty to go where he pleased:
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because there was no cause of death in me; no crime proved upon him, which was worthy of death; and this was the sense of Lysias the chief captain, and of Felix and Festus the Roman governors, and of King Agrippa.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain When they had examined me ... - Acts 24:10-27;…
When they had examined me ... - Acts 24:10-27; Acts 25; Act 26:31-32.
No cause of death - No crime worthy of death.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. would have let me go] [R. V. “desired…
18. would have let me go] [R. V. “desired to set me at liberty”] Alluding most probably to Agrippa’s remark (Act_26:32) and the statement of Festus (Act_25:25). It seems probable that Felix would have found means to set Paul free had the requisite bribe been offered to him (Act_24:26). All were convinced of his innocence.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (18) Who, when they had examined me . .…
(18) Who, when they had examined me . . .—It is possible that we have here only the summary of a fuller narrative, and that he gave an outline of the proceedings that had taken place between his first seizure and his appeal to the emperor. What he states, however, was fully warranted by the facts. No Roman magistrate had ever condemned him. Agrippa and Festus had decided that he might have been released (Act_26:32). He had been constrained to appeal to Cæsar in self-defence, to avoid the danger of being handed over to a prejudiced tribunal or to plots of assassination (Act_25:8-10). But, as it was, he came not, as other appellants so often came, with counter-accusations. On all such matters his lips were sealed, and his motive now was to remove any unfavourable impressions which reports from Judæa might have left on the minds of his hearers.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Desired to set me at liberty for would have…
Desired to set me at liberty for would have let me go, A.V.. Had examined me (ajnakrinantev me); see Act_4:9 Act_12:19 Act_24:8; Act_25:26. Desired to set me at liberty. (see Act_25:18, Act_25:19, 25 26:31, 32)
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain See notes on verse 17
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