“See how again also they pass sentence in his favor, and after having said, "Thou art beside thyself," they acquit him, as undeserving not only of death, but also of bonds, and indeed would have released him entirely, if he had not appealed to Caesar. But this was done providentially, that he should also depart with bo…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on Acts 53
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31And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
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29And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.
30And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
— Acts 26:31 —
32Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.