Acts 19:39

19:39 But if you want anything in addition, 1  it will have to be settled 2  in a legal assembly. 3 

Acts 26:31

26:31 and as they were leaving they said to one another, 4  “This man is not doing anything deserving 5  death or imprisonment.”

1 tn Or “anything more than this.”

2 tn Or “resolved.”

3 tn Or “in a legal meeting of the citizens.” L&N 30.81 has “ἐν τῇ ἐννόμῳ ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐπιλυθήσεται ‘it will have to be settled in a legal meeting of the citizens’ Ac 19:39.” This meeting took place three times a year.

4 tn Grk “they spoke to one another saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

5 tn BDAG 93 s.v. ἄξιος 1.b has “θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἄ. nothing deserving death or imprisonment 23:29; 26:31.”

sn Not doing anything deserving death… Here is yet another declaration of Paul’s innocence, but still no release. The portrayal shows how unjust Paul’s confinement was.