- Bible
- Acts
- Chapter 26
- Verse 32
Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
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Barnes' Notes
Then said Agrippa unto Festus ... - This is a full declaration of the conviction of Agrippa, before whom the cause had been heard, that Paul was innocent. It is an instance, also, where boldness and…
Adam Clarke
Then said Agrippa, etc. - The king himself, who had participated in the strongest emotions on the occasion, feels himself prompted to wish the apostle's immediate liberation; but this was now rendered…
We have reason to think that Paul had a great deal more to say in defence of the gospel he preached, and for the honour of it, and to recommend it to the good opinion of this noble audience; he had…
Cambridge Bible
might have been set at liberty Thus Agrippa, looking at the question from the Jewish stand-point, confirms the opinion of the Roman magistrate (cp. Act 25:25). So that St Paul was acquitted on all…