Acts - 28:18



18 who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.

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Explanation and meaning of Acts 28:18.

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who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.
Who, when they had examined me, would have released me, for that there was no cause of death in me;
who having examined me were minded to let me go, because there was nothing worthy of death in me.
who, having examined me, were wishing to release me, because of their being no cause of death in me,
They, after they had sharply questioned me, were willing to set me at liberty, because they found no offence in me for which I deserve to die.
Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me.
And after they held a hearing about me, they would have released me, because there was no case for death against me.
The Romans, when they had examined me, were ready to release me, because there was nothing in my conduct deserving death.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

When they had examined me - Acts 24:10-27; Acts 25; Acts 26:31-32.
No cause of death - No crime worthy of death.

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:
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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