When David saw the angel who was destroying the people, he said to the Lord, “I alone have sinned, and I, the shepherd, have done evil, but these sheep, what have they done? Let your hand, I pray, be against me and against my father’s house.”
Acts 26:31 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 and as they were leaving they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And after they had gone out, they said to one another, This man is doing nothing deserving of death or [even] of imprisonment. American Standard Version (1901) and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds. Common English Bible As they left, they were saying to each other, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.” Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had withdrawn, they were speaking among themselves, saying, "This man has done nothing worthy of death, nor of imprisonment." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they were gone aside, they spoke among themselves, saying: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bands. |
When David saw the angel who was destroying the people, he said to the Lord, “I alone have sinned, and I, the shepherd, have done evil, but these sheep, what have they done? Let your hand, I pray, be against me and against my father’s house.”
Then the officials and all the people said to the priests and the prophets, “This man does not deserve the sentence of death, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God.”
Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”
I found that he was accused concerning questions of their law but was charged with nothing deserving death or imprisonment.
Then a great clamor arose, and certain scribes of the Pharisees’ group stood up and contended, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
But I found that he had done nothing deserving death, and when he appealed to his Imperial Majesty, I decided to send him.
When they had examined me, the Romans wanted to release me because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.
yet do it with gentleness and respect. Maintain a good conscience so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.