Acts 25:8

while he was defending, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I transgressed anything.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

In Context

7And when he arrived, the Jews who came down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing many and serious accusations against Paul, which they could not prove,

9But Festus, wanting to lay down a favor to the Jews, having answered Paul, said, Are thou willing, after going up to Jerusalem, to be judged there about these things before me?

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Cross References

Genesis 40:15For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

Daniel 6:22My God has sent his [heavenly] agent, and has shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me, inasmuch as before him innocence was found in me. And also before thee, O king, I have done no harm.

Acts 23:1And Paul, after looking intently at the council, said, Men, brothers, I have been a citizen in all good conscience to God until this day.

Acts 24:12And they found me neither in the temple disputing against any man, nor making a gang of a group, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.

Acts 25:10But Paul said, I am standing at the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be judged. I did nothing wrong Jewish, as thou also very well know.

Acts 28:21And they said to him, We neither received letters from Judea about thee, nor did any of the brothers who came report or speak anything bad about thee.

Matthew Henry on Acts 25:2-13

Paul Arraigned before Festus; Paul's Fourth Defence; Paul Appeals to Cæsar. 1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Cæsarea to Jerusalem. 2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, 3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him. 4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cæsarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. 5 Let them therefore, said… Read the whole commentary →

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