Acts 28:19

Acts 28:19

Paul’s Ministry at Rome

17 And it came to pass after three days that Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. So when they had come together, he said to them: “Men and brethren, ^athough I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, yet ^bI was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

18 who, ^awhen they had examined me, wanted to let me go, because there was no cause for putting me to death.

19 But when the Jews spoke against it, ^aI was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything of which to accuse my nation.

20 For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because ^afor the hope of Israel I am bound with ^bthis chain.”

21 Then they said to him, “We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren who came reported or spoken any evil of you.

22 But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that ^ait is spoken against everywhere.”

23 So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, ^ato whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus ^bfrom both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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When the Jews spake against it (antilegontwn twn Ioudaiwn). Genitive absolute again, antilegontwn (antilegw) common verb for speaking against as in Acts 13:45. Clementer dicit (Bengel). "The word is a mild one to describe the bitter enmity of the Jews" (Knowling).

I was constrained (hnagkasqhn). "I was compelled," first aorist passive indicative of anagkazw, the very word used of Paul's efforts to get the Christians to blaspheme (Acts 26:11) which see. Paul was compelled to appeal to Caesar (see Acts 25:11-12 for this phrase), unless Paul was willing to be the victim of Jewish hate when he had done no wrong.

Not that I had aught to accuse my nation of (oux wv tou eqnouv mou exwn ti kathgorein). This use of wv with a participle (exwn) is common in Greek for the alleged reason. The genitive case with the infinitive kathgorein is regular. Paul says eqnov instead of laov as in Acts 24:17; Acts 26:4.

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