Acts 26:31 - Exposition

Had withdrawn for were gone aside, A.V.; spake one to another for talked between themselves, A.V. Had withdrawn ; viz. from the public hall, the ἀκροατήριον of Acts 25:23 , into the private room, "the withdrawing-room" adjoining it. There they freely talked over the trial, and all agreed that the prisoner had done nothing to deserve either death or imprisonment. Paul had made a favorable impression upon both Jews and Romans.