Then the rulers and all the people spoke. Those people said to the priests and the prophets, “Jeremiah must not be killed. The things Jeremiah told us come from the Lord our God.”
Acts 23:29 - Easy To Read Version This is what I learned: The Jews said Paul did some things that were wrong. But these charges were about their own Jewish laws. And none of these things were worthy of jail or death. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition [Where] I found that he was charged in regard to questions of their own law, but he was accused of nothing that would call for death or [even] for imprisonment. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible I discovered that they were accusing him about questions related to their Law. I found no charge deserving of death or imprisonment. Catholic Public Domain Version And I discovered him to be accused about questions of their law. Yet truly, nothing deserving of death or imprisonment was within the accusation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law; but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bands. |
Then the rulers and all the people spoke. Those people said to the priests and the prophets, “Jeremiah must not be killed. The things Jeremiah told us come from the Lord our God.”
But the things you Jews are saying are only questions about words and names—arguments about your own \{Jewish\} law. So you must solve this problem yourselves. I don’t want to be a judge of these things!”
If I have done something wrong, and the law says I must die, then I agree that I should die. I don’t ask to be saved from death. But if these charges are not true, then no person can give me to these Jews. No! I want Caesar to hear my case!”
When I judged him, I could find nothing wrong. I found no reason to order his death. But he asked to be judged by Caesar. {\cf2\super [484]} So I decided to send him \{to Rome\}.
and left the room. They were talking to each other. They said, “This man should not be killed or put in jail; he has done nothing really bad!”
The Romans asked me many questions. But they could not find any reason why I should be killed. So they wanted to let me go free.
“A person might be guilty of a sin that must be punished by death. After he is killed, people might hang his body on a tree.