Acts 28:18
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Who, when they had examined me, would have released me, for that there was no cause of death in me.

Acts 22:24,25,30 The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and that he should be scourged and tortured: to know for what cause they did so cry out against him. . . .

Acts 24:10,22 Then Paul answered (the governor making a sign to him to speak): Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge over this nation, I will with good courage answer for myself. . . .

Acts 25:7,8 Who being brought, the Jews stood about him, who were come down from Jerusalem, objecting many and grievious causes, which they could not prove: . . .

Acts 26:31 And when they were gone aside, they spoke among themselves, saying: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bands.

Context
Paul Preaches at Rome
17And after the third day, he called together the chief of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them: Men, brethren, I, having done nothing against the people or the custom of our fathers, was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 18Who, when they had examined me, would have released me, for that there was no cause of death in me. 19But the Jews contradicting it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar: not that I had anything to accuse my nation of.…
Cross References
Acts 22:24
The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and that he should be scourged and tortured: to know for what cause they did so cry out against him.

Acts 23:29
Whom I found to be accused concerning questions of their law; but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bands.

Acts 25:25
Yet have I found nothing that he hath committed worthy of death. But forasmuch as he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

Acts 26:31
And when they were gone aside, they spoke among themselves, saying: This man hath done nothing worthy of death or of bands.

Acts 26:32
And Agrippa said to Festus: This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.

Lexicon
[They]
οἵτινες (hoitines)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3748: Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.

examined
ἀνακρίναντές (anakrinantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 350: From ana and krino; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. investigate, interrogate, determine.

me
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

[and] wanted
ἐβούλοντο (eboulonto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1014: To will, intend, desire, wish. Middle voice of a primary verb; to 'will, ' i.e. be willing.

to release [me],
ἀπολῦσαι (apolysai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 630: From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce.

because
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

there was
ὑπάρχειν (hyparchein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 5225: To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb).

no
μηδεμίαν (mēdemian)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3367: No one, none, nothing.

basis
αἰτίαν (aitian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 156: From the same as aiteo; a cause, i.e. reason, crime.

for a death sentence
θανάτου (thanatou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2288: Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.

against
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

me.
ἐμοί (emoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


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

who having examined me, were wanting to let me go, on account of not one cause of death existing in me.

Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.

who having examined me were minded to let me go, because there was nothing worthy of death in me.

who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.

Who when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

They, after they had sharply questioned me, were willing to set me at liberty, because they found no offence in me for which I deserve to die.

who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.

who, having examined me, were wishing to release me, because of their being no cause of death in me,
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