Study it in the app“If then I am a wrongdoer and have done anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die; but if there is nothing in the things of which these men accuse me, no one can surrender me to them. I appeal to Caesar.””
IfεἰthenοὖνI am a wrongdoerἀδικῶandκαὶhave doneπέπραχάanythingτιdeservingἄξιονdeath,θανάτουI do notοὐrefuseπαραιτοῦμαιto die;τὸ ἀποθανεῖνbutδὲifεἰthere isἐστινnothingοὐδένin the thingsof whichὧνthese menοὗτοιaccuseκατηγοροῦσίνme,μουno oneοὐδείςcanδύναταιsurrenderχαρίσασθαιmeμεto them.αὐτοῖςI appealἐπικαλοῦμαιto Caesar.”Καίσαρα
wrong
To mistreat someone unfairly.
Where else “adikō” appearsdo
To carry out something, often evil.
Where else “pepracha” appearsdeserving
Deserving a punishment.
Where else “axion” appearsdeath
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatou” appearsrefuse
To decline something, turn it down.
Where else “paraitoumai” appearsdie
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothanein” appearsthere is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appearsaccuse
Accuse.
Where else “katēgorousin” appearscan, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appearshand over
To hand someone over as a favor.
Where else “charisasthai” appearsappeal
To ask a higher court to judge your case.
Where else “epikaloumai” appearsCaesar
Caesar: the title of the Roman emperor.
Where else “Kaisara” appearsEvery Roman citizen had the right to appeal to the emperor, who at that time was Nero.
10And Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you also know very well.
11 · This verse (above)
12Then Festus, after conferring with his advisers, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you will go.”
1. What it says
What does Paul say before Festus, and to whom does he appeal? (vv. 8-12)
2. What it means
Why does Paul prefer to appeal to Caesar rather than be tried in Jerusalem? (vv. 9-11)
3. How I live it
Paul used the legitimate means open to him when the situation was unjust. What means do you have before an unjust situation?
