Acts 23:29 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Lysias gives his finding: the accusations concern questions of Jewish law, and Paul has done nothing worthy of death or even of chains.
What Does Acts 23:29 Mean?
Here is the heart of the letter, a Roman officer's finding: the dispute concerns "questions of their law" — resurrection, temple, Messiah — and Paul has "nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds."
It is the first of a chain of such verdicts; Festus and Agrippa will say the same (Acts 25:25; 26:31-32). The world's own courts certify that the gospel is no crime. Men are not offended by Paul's deeds but by his risen Lord — as it was with Jesus: "I find no fault in this man" (Luke 23:4).
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What does Acts 23:29 mean?
Lysias gives his finding: the accusations concern questions of Jewish law, and Paul has done nothing worthy of death or even of chains.