Catholic Public Domain Version
"But with the Jews speaking against me, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, though it was not as if I had any kind of accusation against my own nation. "
— Acts 28:19, Catholic Public Domain Version
“But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.”
“But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cæsar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation. ”
“But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.”
“But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar– not that I had some charge to bring against my own people.”
“But the Jews contradicting it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar: not that I had anything to accuse my nation of.”
“But when the Jews made protest against it, I had to put my cause into Caesar's hands; not because I have anything to say against my nation.”
“But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.”
And when we had arrived at Rome, Paul was given permission to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
And after the third day, he called together the leaders of the Jews. And when they had convened, he said to them: “Noble brothers, I have done nothing against the people, nor against the customs of the fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
And after they held a hearing about me, they would have released me, because there was no case for death against me.
But with the Jews speaking against me, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, though it was not as if I had any kind of accusation against my own nation.
And so, because of this, I requested to see you and to speak to you. For it is because of the hope of Israel that I am encircled with this chain.”
But they said to him: “We have not received letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the other new arrivals among the brothers reported or spoken anything evil against you.
But we are asking to hear your opinions from you, for concerning this sect, we know that it is being spoken against everywhere.”