Acts 25:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

For if I am an offender, or have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die: but if there is nothing of these charges against me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    If I am guilty and have done anything deserving of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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 cuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    {G1063} If{G1487} then {G3303} I am a wrong-doer,{G91} and{G2532} have committed{G4238} anything{G5100} worthy{G514} of death,{G2288} I refuse{G3868} not{G3756} to die;{G599} but{G1161} if{G1487} none{G3762} of those things is{G2076} [true] whereof{G3739} these{G3778} accuse{G2723} me,{G3450} no man{G3762} can{G1410} give{G5483} me{G3165} up unto them.{G846} I appeal unto{G1941} Caesar.{G2541}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For{G1063} if{G1487}{G3303} I be an offender{G91}{(G5719)}, or{G2532} have committed{G4238}{(G5758)} any thing{G5100} worthy{G514} of death{G2288}, I refuse{G3868}{(G5736)} not{G3756} to die{G599}{(G5629)}: but{G1161} if{G1487} there be{G2076}{(G5748)} none{G3762} of these things{G3739} whereof these{G3778} accuse{G2723}{(G5719)} me{G3450}, no man{G3762} may{G1410}{(G5736)} deliver{G5483}{(G5664)} me{G3165} unto them{G846}. I appeal unto{G1941}{(G5731)} Caesar{G2541}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    If I have hurte them or comitted eny thinge worthy of deeth I refuse not to dye. If none of these thinges are where of they accuse me no man owght to delyver me to them. I appeale vnto Cesar.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yf I haue hurte eny man, or committed eny thinge worthy off death, I refuse not to dye. But yf there are no soch thinges as they accuse me off, then maye no man delyuer me vnto them. I appeale vnto the Emperoure.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For if I haue done wrong, or committed any thing worthie of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man, to pleasure them, can deliuer me to them: I appeale vnto Cæsar.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    For yf I had done any hurt, or committed any thyng worthy of death, I refuse not to dye: But yf there be none of these thinges, wherof they accuse me, no man may delyuer me to them. I appeale vnto Caesar.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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 Caesar.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don't refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is `true' whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is [true] whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If, then, I am a wrongdoer and there is a cause of death in me, I am ready for death: if it is not as they say against me, no man may give me up to them. Let my cause come before Caesar.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don't refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    If then I am in the wrong and have done anything that deserves death, I am not trying to escape dying, but if not one of their charges against me is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 26:32 : 32 Then Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.
  • Acts 28:19 : 19 But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything to accuse my nation of.
  • Acts 25:25 : 25 But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and since he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him.
  • 1 Thess 2:15 : 15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God, and are contrary to all men:
  • Josh 22:22 : 22 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, He knows, and Israel shall know; if it is in rebellion, or if in transgression against the LORD, (do not save us this day)
  • 1 Sam 12:3-5 : 3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes with it? and I will restore it to you. 4 And they said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from any man's hand. 5 And he said to them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that you have not found anything in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
  • 1 Sam 27:1 : 1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should quickly escape into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of me, to seek me any longer in any territory of Israel. Thus I will escape out of his hand.
  • Job 31:21 : 21 If I have lifted my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate;
  • Job 31:38-40 : 38 If my land cries against me, or its furrows likewise complain; 39 If I have eaten its fruits without payment, or caused the owners to lose their life; 40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
  • Ps 7:3-5 : 3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there is iniquity in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me; (yes, I have delivered him who without cause is my enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yes, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah.
  • Acts 16:37 : 37 But Paul said to them, They have beaten us openly, uncondemned Romans, and have thrown us into prison. And now do they press us out secretly? No indeed! Let them come themselves and get us out.
  • Acts 18:14 : 14 And when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, 'If it were a matter of wrongdoing or wicked crimes, O Jews, there would be a reason why I should bear with you.
  • Acts 22:25 : 25 And as they bound him with straps, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?
  • Acts 25:10 : 10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.
  • Acts 25:21 : 21 But when Paul appealed to be kept for the hearing before Augustus, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Acts 25:8-10
    3 verses
    84%

    8 While he answered for himself, I have not offended against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar.

    9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a favor, answered Paul and said, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged regarding these things before me?

    10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you very well know.

  • Acts 25:12
    83%

    12 Then Festus, after he had conferred with the council, answered, Have you appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go.

  • Acts 25:24-27
    4 verses
    82%

    24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men who are present with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have petitioned me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.

    25 But when I found that he had committed nothing deserving of death, and since he himself has appealed to Augustus, I have decided to send him.

    26 I have nothing definite to write to my lord concerning him. Therefore I have brought him before you, and especially before you, O King Agrippa, so that after the examination I may have something to write.

    27 For it seems unreasonable to send a prisoner without signifying the charges against him.

  • Acts 28:17-19
    3 verses
    80%

    17 After three days, Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they had come together, he said to them, Men and brethren, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

    18 When they had examined me, they wanted to release me, because there was no cause for putting me to death.

    19 But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything to accuse my nation of.

  • Acts 26:30-32
    3 verses
    79%

    30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them:

    31 And when they had gone aside, they talked among themselves, saying, This man does nothing deserving of death or chains.

    32 Then Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.

  • Acts 25:14-18
    5 verses
    79%

    14 And when they had been there many days, Festus disclosed Paul's case to the king, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix,

    15 about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a judgment against him.

    16 To whom I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before he who is accused meets his accusers face to face, and has an opportunity to present his defense concerning the charges against him.

    17 Therefore, when they had come here, without any delay, I sat on the judgment seat the next day, and commanded the man to be brought forth.

    18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge against him of such things as I supposed:

  • Acts 25:20-21
    2 verses
    77%

    20 And because I was uncertain of how to investigate such matters, I asked him if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

    21 But when Paul appealed to be kept for the hearing before Augustus, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar.

  • Acts 24:19-21
    3 verses
    76%

    19 Who ought to have been present before you, to charge me, if they had anything against me.

    20 Or else let those who are here say, if they found any wrongdoing in me, while I stood before the council,

    21 Except it be for this one statement, that I cried standing among them, Regarding the resurrection of the dead I am questioned by you this day.

  • Acts 23:28-30
    3 verses
    75%

    28 And when I wanted to know the charges for which they accused him, I brought him before their council.

    29 I found him to be accused over questions about their law, but had nothing charged against him deserving death or imprisonment.

    30 And when it was disclosed to me that a plot was about to be executed against the man, I sent him immediately to you, having also commanded his accusers to state their case before you. Farewell.

  • Acts 26:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, You are permitted to speak for yourself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and answered for himself:

    2 I consider myself fortunate, King Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before you concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews:

  • Acts 25:4-6
    3 verses
    73%

    4 But Festus answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself would shortly go there.

    5 Let those of you who are able, come down with me and accuse this man, if there is any fault in him.

    6 And when he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, commanded Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 24:10
    73%

    10 Then Paul, after the governor had motioned to him to speak, answered, Since I know that you have been for many years a judge to this nation, I do cheerfully respond for myself:

  • Acts 24:13-14
    2 verses
    71%

    13 Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.

    14 But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things written in the law and in the prophets:

  • Acts 21:13
    71%

    13 Then Paul answered, What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

  • Luke 23:15
    71%

    15 No, nor Herod, for I sent you to him, and indeed nothing deserving death has been done by Him.

  • Acts 23:11
    70%

    11 The following night the Lord stood by him and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so must you also bear witness in Rome.

  • Acts 22:25-27
    3 verses
    70%

    25 And as they bound him with straps, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?

    26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.

    27 Then the chief captain came and said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? He said, Yes.

  • Acts 21:39
    70%

    39 But Paul said, I am a Jew from Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city: and, I implore you, allow me to speak to the people.

  • Acts 26:25-26
    2 verses
    70%

    25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soundness.

    26 For the king knows of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

  • Acts 26:6
    70%

    6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers:

  • Acts 22:1
    70%

    1 Men, brothers, and fathers, listen to my defense which I now present to you.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
    70%

    15 But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void.

  • 1 Cor 9:3
    70%

    3 My answer to those who examine me is this,

  • Acts 20:24
    69%

    24 But none of these things move me, nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

  • Acts 22:30
    69%

    30 On the next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

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