Then said the princes and all the people to the kohanim and to the prophets: “No death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the Name of Adonai our God.”
Acts 25:25 - Tree of Life Version But I found that he had done nothing deserving of death; and when he himself appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But I found nothing that he had done deserving of death. Still, as he himself appealed to the emperor, I determined to send him to Rome. American Standard Version (1901) But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him. Common English Bible I’ve found that he has done nothing deserving death. When he appealed to His Majesty, I decided to send him to Rome. Catholic Public Domain Version Truly, I have discovered nothing brought forth against him that is worthy of death. But since he himself has appealed to Augustus, it was my judgment to send him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Yet have I found nothing that he hath committed worthy of death. But forasmuch as he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. |
Then said the princes and all the people to the kohanim and to the prophets: “No death sentence for this man! For he has spoken to us in the Name of Adonai our God.”
And he said to them, “You brought this Man to me as one who incites the people to revolt. But having examined Him in your presence, I have found no case against this Man regarding what you accuse Him of doing.
Then Pilate said to the ruling kohanim and the crowds, “I find no case against this Man.”
Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” After he said this, he went out again to the Judean leaders. He said to them, “I find no case against Him.
I found that he was accused concerning issues of their law, but charged with nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.
Then there was a great uproar. Some of the Torah scholars of the Pharisees’ party stood up and protested sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man! What if a spirit or angel has spoken to him?”
Yet I have nothing specific to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you—and especially before you, King Agrippa—so that after the investigation has taken place, I might have something to write.
When they had gone away, they began talking among themselves, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving of death or chains.”
When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they handed Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan Cohort.
When they examined me, they wanted to release me because there was no basis for the death penalty.