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andκαὶwhen they had withdrawn,ἀναχωρήσαντεςthey were speakingἐλάλουνtoπρὸςone another,ἀλλήλουςsaying,λέγοντες“Thisοὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςis doingπράσσειnothingΟὐδὲν τιdeservingἄξιονdeathθανάτουorἢchains.”δεσμῶν
Acts 26:31
Study it in the app“and when they had withdrawn, they were speaking to one another, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving death or chains.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:31, word by word
- when they had withdrawnἀναχωρήσαντεςanachōrēsantes
withdraw
Withdraw, go away, leave.
Where else “anachōrēsantes” appears- they were speakingἐλάλουνelaloun
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elaloun” appears- one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlous
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlous” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- is doingπράσσειprassei
do
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “prassei” appears- deservingἄξιονaxion
deserving
Deserving a punishment.
Where else “axion” appears- deathθανάτουthanatou
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appears- chainsδεσμῶνdesmōn
bond, chain
Bond, chain; prison.
Where else “desmōn” appears
The context
30And the king rose, and the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them,
31 · This verse (above)
32And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
To study Acts 26 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul tell King Agrippa about his earlier life and what Jesus said to him? (vv. 4-18)
2. What it means
Paul says he only repeats what the prophets and Moses said would happen (vv. 22-23). How does he connect his story with Israel's hope?
3. How I live it
Paul wishes the best for those who judge him (v. 29). How can you treat kindly someone who does not think as you do?