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Acts 26:30

What does Acts 26:30 mean?

A plain-English look at Acts 26:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Acts 26:30 means

The king, the governor, Bernice, and the assembled officials rise, signaling the end of the hearing. The formal setting shifts from public oration to private deliberation. The pageantry underscores the gravity of the moment: Paul has testified before the powers of the age. Yet the kingdom he proclaims is not bound by such ceremonies. This quiet close contrasts with the bold gospel just proclaimed. The court will now discuss what they have heard, but the seed has been sown in regal hearts. The scene reminds that God places His witnesses before rulers, fulfilling Jesus’ promise of testimony before kings.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the king rose up, and the governor and Bernice and they that sat with them.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the king stood up, and the governor and Bernice, and those who sat with them,

Context

After Paul’s earnest wish for his hearers (v.29), the proceedings conclude. The dignitaries’ rising indicates that the speech is over. In the next verses (vv.31–32), they confer and acknowledge Paul’s innocence, though his legal appeal will keep him in custody. This transition moves the story from public defense to judicial assessment, setting up the narrative shift to Paul’s voyage to Rome in the following chapters.

v.29And Paul said, I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds.

v.30This passage

v.31and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Acts 18:15

    but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves; I am not minded to be a judge of these matters.

  • Acts 28:22

    But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.

  • Acts 25:23

    So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and the principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.

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