When David saw the angel striking the people, he said to the Lord, ‘Look, I am the one who has sinned; I am the one who has done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let your hand be against me and my father’s family.’
Acts 26:31 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised and when they had left they talked with each other and said, ‘This man is not doing anything to deserve death or imprisonment.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 American Standard Version (1901) and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.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 Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had withdrawn, they were speaking among themselves, saying, "This man has done nothing worthy of death, nor of imprisonment."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 striking the people, he said to the Lord, ‘Look, I am the one who has sinned; I am the one who has done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let your hand be against me and my father’s family.’
Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, ‘This man doesn’t deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of the Lord our God! ’
Pilate then told the chief priests and the crowds, ‘I find no grounds for charging this man.’
I found out that the accusations were concerning questions of their law, and that there was no charge that merited death or imprisonment.
The shouting grew loud, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party got up and argued vehemently, ‘We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him? ’ ,
I found that he had not done anything deserving of death, but when he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
After they examined me, they wanted to release me, since there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.
Yet do this with gentleness and reverence, keeping a clear conscience, so that when you are accused, those who disparage your good conduct in Christ will be put to shame.