The Meaning of Acts 26:31 Explained

Acts 26:31

KJV: And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

YLT: and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying -- 'This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;'

Darby: and having gone apart, they spoke to one another saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

ASV: and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

Discover Acts 26:31

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Acts 26:31?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in Acts 26:31 mean?

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What is the context of Acts 26:31?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

What does Acts 26:31 Mean?

Context Summary

Acts 26:22-32 - Convincing His Inquisitors

Paul was in his element. He was delivering to kings and governors the testimony which it was the constant object of his life to give, when suddenly he was stopped by Festus, who, on hearing of the resurrection of the dead, accused Paul of madness. Paul addressed him with perfect respect, and then turned to King Agrippa for justification. But Agrippa did not choose to be entrapped in the discussion of these deep religious truths. With the contempt of a man of the world he smiled at the enthusiastic earnestness of this man who fancied that a wearer of purple would embrace faith in a crucified Messiah. It was as if he said, "In a little while you'll be making me-a Christian!"

Paul immediately caught up his words. With evident sincerity he broke in with, I would to God that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost and altogether such as I am (here he must have raised his fettered hands) except these bonds. He was no common criminal, as his judges were fain to admit, and the proceedings of that day probably, under God, saved Paul's life, for Nero could hardly condemn to death a man who had been pronounced innocent by such hearers as these. [source]

Chapter Summary: Acts 26

¹ Paul, in the presence of Agrippa, declares his life from his childhood;
¹² and how miraculously he was converted, and called to his apostleship
²⁴ Festus charges him with being insane, whereunto he answers modestly
²⁸ Agrippa is almost persuaded to be a Christian
³¹ The whole company pronounces him innocent

Greek Commentary for Acts 26:31

They spake one to another [ελαλουν προς αλληλους]
Imperfect active, describing the eager conversation of the dignitaries about Paul‘s wonderful speech. [source]

Nothing worthy of death or bonds [ουδεν τανατου η δεσμων αχιον]
This is the unanimous conclusion of all these dignitaries (Romans, Jews, Greeks) as it was of Festus before (Acts 25:25). But Paul had not won any of them to Christ. The conclusion leaves Festus in a predicament. Why had he not set Paul free before this? [source]

Doeth []
Referring, not to Paul's past conduct, but to the general character of his life. [source]

What do the individual words in Acts 26:31 mean?

and having withdrawn they began speaking to one another saying - Nothing of death or of chains worthy any is doing the man this

καὶ ἀναχωρήσαντες ἐλάλουν πρὸς ἀλλήλους λέγοντες ὅτι Οὐδὲν θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἄξιον ‹τι› πράσσει ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος

ἀναχωρήσαντες	having withdrawn
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ἀναχωρέω Sense: to go back, return.
ἐλάλουν	they began speaking
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἀπολαλέω Sense: to utter a voice or emit a sound.
ἀλλήλους	one another
Parse: Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun, Accusative Masculine Plural Root: ἀλλήλων Sense: one another, reciprocally, mutually.
λέγοντες	saying
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak.
ὅτι	-
Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since.
Οὐδὲν	Nothing
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: οὐδείς Sense: no one, nothing.
θανάτου	of death
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: θάνατος Sense: the death of the body.
δεσμῶν	of chains
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: δεσμός Sense: a band or bond.
ἄξιον	worthy
Parse: Adjective, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: ἄξιος Sense: weighing, having weight, having the weight of another thing of like value, worth as much.
‹τι›	any
Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Singular Root: τὶς Sense: a certain, a certain one.
πράσσει	is doing
Parse: Verb, Present Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: ἀναπράσσω Sense: to exercise, practise, to be busy with, carry on.
ἄνθρωπος	man
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ἄνθρωπος Sense: a human being, whether male or female.
οὗτος	this
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: οὗτος Sense: this.

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