Verse 11

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 Agrippa said to Festus,“This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
  • Acts 28:19 : 19 But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar– not that I had some charge to bring against my own people.
  • Acts 25:25 : 25 But I found that he had done nothing that deserved death, and when he appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.
  • 1 Thess 2:15 : 15 who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,
  • Josh 22:22 : 22 “El, God, the LORD! El, God, the LORD! He knows the truth! Israel must also know! If we have rebelled or disobeyed the LORD, don’t spare us today!
  • 1 Sam 12:3-5 : 3 Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the LORD and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!” 4 They replied,“You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.” 5 He said to them,“The LORD is witness against you, and his chosen king is witness this day, that you have not found any reason to accuse me.” They said,“He is witness!”
  • 1 Sam 27:1 : 1 David Aligns Himself with the Philistines David thought to himself,“One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”
  • Job 31:21 : 21 if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,
  • Job 31:38-40 : 38 Job’s Final Solemn Oath“If my land cried out against me and all its furrows wept together, 39 if I have eaten its produce without paying, or caused the death of its owners, 40 then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!” The words of Job are ended.
  • Ps 7:3-5 : 3 O LORD my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions, 4 or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy, 5 may an enemy relentlessly chase me and catch me; may he trample me to death and leave me lying dishonored in the dust.(Selah)
  • Acts 16:37 : 37 But Paul said to the police officers,“They had us beaten in public without a proper trial– even though we are Roman citizens– and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must come and escort us out!”
  • Acts 18:14 : 14 But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews,“If it were a matter of some crime or serious piece of villainy, I would have been justified in accepting the complaint of you Jews,
  • Acts 22:25 : 25 When they had stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing nearby,“Is it legal for you to lash a man who is a Roman citizen without a proper trial?”
  • Acts 25:10 : 10 Paul replied,“I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I should be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
  • Acts 25:21 : 21 But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar.”