Acts 23:29

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. 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. Amidst all his difficulty in getting at the charges laid against Paul, enough, no doubt, came out to satisfy him that the whole was a question of religion, and that there was no case for a civil tribunal....

− 29._Whom I perceived _In this place he acquitteth Paul, so far as his judgment could reach. But let us note that a profane man speaketh. For among the people of God it is an offense worthy of no less punishment, to corrupt the doctrine of godliness with wicked, and false opinions, than to do injury to, or commit wickedness among men. The Romans would not have suffered their superstitions, or reigned worshippings of their gods, to be freedom; − (558) but forasmuch as they made no account of the law of God, yea, seeing they were desirous to have the same quite put out, it was among them no fault to believe Moses and the prophets no more, or to trouble the Church with false opinions. Therefore, there was a law, that the governors should not meddle with such matters; but that those who were abiding in the provinces should so retain their religion, that if anything were done contrary to the...

25-35 God has instruments for every work. The natural abilities and moral virtues of the heathens often have been employed to protect his persecuted servants. Even the men of the world can discern between the conscientious conduct of upright believers, and the zeal of false professors, though they disregard or understand not their doctrinal principles. All hearts are in God's hand, and those are blessed who put their trust in him, and commit their ways unto him....

QUESTIONS OF THEIR LAW - So he understood the whole controversy to be. WORTHY OF DEATH - By the Roman law. He had been guilty of no crime against the Roman people. OR OF BONDS - Of chains, or of confinement....

EXPOSITION ACTS 23:1 _Looking steadfastly on _for _earnestly beholding, _A.V.; _brethren _for _men and brethren, _A.V._; I have lived before God, _etc., for _I have lived, _etc., _before God, _A.V. LOOKING STEADFASTLY; ἀτενίσας, as in Acts 1:10; Acts 3:4, Acts 3:12; Acts 6:15; Acts 7:55; Acts 10:4;...

WHOM I PERCEIVED TO BE ACCUSED OF QUESTIONS OF THEIR LAW,.... As about the resurrection of the dead, and a future state, which some in the council denied, and some asserted, which with this heathen man were idle and foolish questions; or about the defiling of the temple, and speaking contemptibly of the law of Moses, the people of the Jews, and the holy place, which was the cry of the populace against him, and were things the captain knew little of: BUT TO HAVE NOTHING LAID TO HIS CHARGE WORTHY OF DEATH, OR OF BONDS: by the laws of the Romans; and yet he himself had bound him with two chains at the first taking of him, and afterwards ordered him to be bound with thongs, and scourged, of which he says nothing, being convinced of his error, and willing to hide it; however, he bears a full testimony to the innocence of the apostle....

ACTS 23:29 auvtw/n … e;conta e;gklhma {A} After auvtw/n the Western text (614 2147 syrhmg) adds Mwu?se,wj kai. VIhsou/ tinoj (“of Moses and a certain Jesus”), and after e;gklhma the same witnesses (with itgig) add evxh,gagon auvto.n mo,lij th|/ bi,a| (“I got him away with difficulty, by force” [cf. Acts 24:7])....

LETTER OF CLAUDIUS LYSIAS TO FELIX. Felix is addressed as most excellent (so Luke 1:3; Acts 26:25), a title of courtesy applied to proconsuls, officers of rank, and private persons. Lysias allows himself to say that he had assisted Paul because he had heard he was a Roman, and that he had done nothing worthy of bonds (_cf._ the two chains, Acts 21:33; Acts 22:30). An official sending a prisoner to a higher court might specify the charge (_cf. Acts 25:27_); and Lysias takes credit for having investigated the point, and for having found that the charge involved no legal o

THE STRATEGY OF PAUL (Acts 23:1-10)...

PERCEIVED. found. QUESTIONS. Greek. _zetema._ See note on Acts 15:2. TO HAVE NOTHING, &C. = as having no accusation. LAID TO HIS CHARGE. Greek. _enklema._ Only here and Acts 25:16....