Acts 28:18

18 They examined me and wanted to release me, because I was not guilty of any crime deserving death.

Acts 28:18 in Other Translations

KJV
18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.
ESV
18 When they had examined me, they wished to set me at liberty, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.
NLT
18 The Romans tried me and wanted to release me, because they found no cause for the death sentence.
MSG
18 After the Romans investigated the charges and found there was nothing to them, they wanted to set me free,
CSB
18 who, after examining me, wanted to release me, since I had not committed a capital offense.

Acts 28:18 In-Context

16 When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
17 Three days later he called together the local Jewish leaders. When they had assembled, Paul said to them: “My brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
18 They examined me and wanted to release me, because I was not guilty of any crime deserving death.
19 The Jews objected, so I was compelled to make an appeal to Caesar. I certainly did not intend to bring any charge against my own people.
20 For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

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