Acts 23:9,29
Acts 23:7-9 The Message (MSG)
The moment he said this, the council split right down the middle, Pharisees and Sadducees going at each other in heated argument. Sadducees have nothing to do with a resurrection or angels or even a spirit. If they can’t see it, they don’t believe it. Pharisees believe it all. And so a huge and noisy quarrel broke out. Then some of the religion scholars on the Pharisee side shouted down the others: “We don’t find anything wrong with this man! And what if a spirit has spoken to him? Or maybe an angel? What if it turns out we’re fighting against God?”
Acts 23:25-30 The Message (MSG)
Then he wrote this letter: From Claudius Lysias, to the Most Honorable Governor Felix: Greetings! I rescued this man from a Jewish mob. They had seized him and were about to kill him when I learned that he was a Roman citizen. So I sent in my soldiers. Wanting to know what he had done wrong, I had him brought before their council. It turned out to be a squabble turned vicious over some of their religious differences, but nothing remotely criminal. The next thing I knew, they had cooked up a plot to murder him. I decided that for his own safety I’d better get him out of here in a hurry. So I’m sending him to you. I’m informing his accusers that he’s now under your jurisdiction.
Acts 23:9 King James Version (KJV)
And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
Acts 23:29 King James Version (KJV)
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.
Acts 23:9 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And there occurred a great uproar; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and began to argue heatedly, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
Acts 23:29 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and I found him to be accused over questions about their Law, but under no accusation deserving death or imprisonment.
Acts 23:9 New Century Version (NCV)
So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of the law, who were Pharisees, stood up and argued, “We find nothing wrong with this man. Maybe an angel or a spirit did speak to him.”
Acts 23:29 New Century Version (NCV)
I learned that these people said Paul did some things that were wrong by their own laws, but no charge was worthy of jail or death.
Acts 23:9 American Standard Version (ASV)
And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?
Acts 23:29 American Standard Version (ASV)
whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
Acts 23:9 New International Version (NIV)
There was a great uproar, and some of the teachers of the law who were Pharisees stood up and argued vigorously. “We find nothing wrong with this man,” they said. “What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
Acts 23:29 New International Version (NIV)
I found that the accusation had to do with questions about their law, but there was no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment.
Acts 23:9 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then there arose a loud outcry. And the scribes of the Pharisees’ party arose and protested, saying, “We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him, let us not fight against God.”
Acts 23:29 New King James Version (NKJV)
I found out that he was accused concerning questions of their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving of death or chains.
Acts 23:9 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then a great uproar occurred, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and began to argue heatedly [in Paul’s favor], saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has [really] spoken to him?”
Acts 23:29 Amplified Bible (AMP)
and I discovered that he was accused in regard to questions and issues in their Law, but [he was] under no accusation that would call for the penalty of death or [even] for imprisonment.
Acts 23:9 New Living Translation (NLT)
So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees jumped up and began to argue forcefully. “We see nothing wrong with him,” they shouted. “Perhaps a spirit or an angel spoke to him.”
Acts of the Apostles 23:29 New Living Translation (NLT)
I soon discovered the charge was something regarding their religious law—certainly nothing worthy of imprisonment or death.
Acts 23:9 The Passion Translation (TPT)
This sparked an even greater uproar among them. Finally, some of the separated ones who were religious scholars stood up and protested strongly, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man. It could be that the Spirit has spoken to him or an angel came to him.”
Acts 23:29 The Passion Translation (TPT)
I discovered that he was being accused with reference to violating controversial issues about their law, but I found no charge against him that deserved death or imprisonment.