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Acts 26:32

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30 Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.

31 On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”

And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
KJV
Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cæsar.
WEB
Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
ASV
And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
DARBY
And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been let go if he had not appealed to Caesar.
BLB
Then Agrippa was saying to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
ÅB
Og Agrippa sa til Festus: Denne mann kunne være løslatt, om han ikke hadde innanket sin sak for keiseren.
OTB
Agrippa bemerket til Festus: «Denne mannen kunne ha blitt satt fri hvis han ikke hadde anket til keiseren.»
B1930
Og Agrippa sa til Festus: Denne mann kunde være løslatt, om han ikke hadde innanket sin sak for keiseren.

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Cross references

  • Acts 28:18

    They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

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  • Acts 25:11–12

    If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

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  • Acts 25:25

    But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

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