Acts 23:29
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
νόμος
law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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θάνατος
of death
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θάνατος
Death. Thanatos. O death where is your sting? Death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus did not just survive death. He destroyed its power for everyone who believes.
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εὑρίσκω
I found
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εὑρίσκω
To find, to discover, to obtain. Heurisko. Seek and you will find. The finding is guaranteed for those who seek. God is findable because He wants to be found.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἔχω
having
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ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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δεσμόν
of chains
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δεσμόν
a band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impediment or disability
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ἐγκαλέω
being accused
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ἐγκαλέω
to call in (as a debt or demand), i.e. bring to account (charge, criminate, etc.)
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ζήτημα
questions
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ζήτημα
a search (properly concretely), i.e. (in words) a debate
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ἔγκλημα
accusation.
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ἔγκλημα
an accusation, i.e. offence alleged
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