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Acts 25:11 — King James Version← Study notes

For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cesar.


Acts 25:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 25:1128 words
GreekMeaning
εἰei
IfwordG1487
μὲνmen
indeedwordG3303
οὖνoun
and (so, truly), butwordG3767
ἀδικῶadikō
I do wrongverbG91
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἄξιονaxion
worthyadjectiveG514
θανάτουthanatou
of deathnounG2288
πέπραχάpepracha
have doneverbG4238
τιti
anythingpronounG5100
οὐou
notadverbG3756
παραιτοῦμαιparaitoumai
I do refuseverbG3868
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ἀποθανεῖνapothanein
to dieverbG599
εἰei
IfwordG1487
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
οὐδένouden
no thingadjectiveG3762
ἐστινestin
there isverbG1510
ὧνhōn
of whichrelative pronounG3739
οὗτοιhoutoi
theydemonstrativeG3778
κατηγοροῦσίνkatēgorousin
can accuseverbG2723
μουmou
IpronounG1473
οὐδείςoudeis
no oneadjectiveG3762
μεme
IpronounG1473
δύναταιdynatai
canverbG1410
αὐτοῖςautois
to thempronounG846
χαρίσασθαιcharisasthai
giving upverbG5483
ΚαίσαραKaisara
To CaesarnounG2541
ἐπικαλοῦμαιepikaloumai
meverbG3165
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 25:11

But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cæsarea, and that he himself would depart shortly there. Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him. And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Cæsarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought. Acts 25:4-6 But after they came down, they immediately made their accusations…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 51 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Appeal to Caesar
Paul, as a Roman citizen, appeals to Caesar: 'I appeal to Caesar!' This is a pivotal moment. He's using his legal rights to continue his mission. He knows this appeal will take him to Rome, where he'l...
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