“While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cesar, have I offended any thing at all.”
Then Paul made his defense: 'I have done nothing wrong against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.' - Paul's apologia is threefold, denying violation of (1) Jewish law, (2) the temple, and (3) Caesar's majesty. His conciseness contrasts with the accusers' noise. By invoking loyalty to Caesar, Paul claims the legal framework itself; he is not the rebel-the Jews who incite mob violence are. Paul speaks in the language of Roman order, appealing to the very magistrate before whom he stands.
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