Acts 25:8

Tyndale New Testament

as longe as he answered for him selfe that he had nether agaynst the lawe of the Iewes nether agaynst the temple nor yet agaynst Cesar offended eny thinge at all.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Paul defended himself, saying, "I have done nothing wrong against the Jewish law, against the Temple, or against Caesar."

Revised Standard Version
Paul said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended at all."

Hebrew Names Version
while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Yehudim, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all."

International Standard Version
Paul said in his defense, "I have in no way sinned against the law of the Jews or the temple or the emperor."Acts 6:13; 24:12; 28:17;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
while Paul said in his own defense, "I have not done anything wrong either against the Law of the Jews, or against the temple, or against Caesar."

New Century Version
This is what Paul said to defend himself: "I have done nothing wrong against the law, against the Temple, or against Caesar."

Update Bible Version
while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.

Webster's Bible Translation
While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cesar have I committed any offense.

English Standard Version
Paul argued in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I committed any offense."

World English Bible
while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Cesar have I offended at all.

Weymouth's New Testament
But, in reply, Paul said, "Neither against the Jewish Law, nor against the Temple, nor against Caesar, have I committed any offence whatever."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For Poul yeldide resoun in alle thingis, That nether ayens the lawe of Jewis, nether ayens the temple, nether ayens the emperoure, Y synnede ony thing.

English Revised Version
while Paul said in his defence, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Paul made his defense: "I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."

Contemporary English Version
Then Paul spoke in his own defense, "I have not broken the Law of my people. And I have not done anything against either the temple or the Emperor."

Amplified Bible
while Paul declared in his own defense, "I have done no wrong and committed no offense either against the Law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."

American Standard Version
while Paul said in his defence, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.

Bible in Basic English
Then Paul, in his answer to them, said, I have done no wrong against the law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.

Complete Jewish Bible
In reply, Sha'ul said, "I have committed no offense — not against the Torah to which the Jews hold, not against the Temple, and not against the Emperor."

Darby Translation
Paul answering for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended [in] anything.

Etheridge Translation
while Paulos put forth the mind, that he had not offended in any thing, neither against the law of the Jihudoyee, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar.

Murdock Translation
Meanwhile Paul maintained, that he had committed no offence, either against the Jewish law, or against the temple, or against Caesar.

King James Version (1611)
While hee answered for himselfe, Neither against the law of the Iewes, neither against the Temple, nor yet against Cesar, haue I offended any thing at all.

New Living Translation
Paul denied the charges. "I am not guilty of any crime against the Jewish laws or the Temple or the Roman government," he said.

New Life Bible
Paul spoke for himself, saying, "I have done nothing wrong against the Law of the Jews or against the house of God or against Caesar."

New Revised Standard
Paul said in his defense, "I have in no way committed an offense against the law of the Jews, or against the temple, or against the emperor."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Forasmuch as he answered, that he had neither offended any thing against the lawe of the Iewes, neither against ye temple, nor against C?sar.

George Lamsa Translation
Then Paul answered, I have committed no offense against the Jewish law, or against the temple, or against Csar.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Paul saying in defence - Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I in anything sinned.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Paul making answer for himself: Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended in any thing.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whyles he aunswered [for hym selfe] that he had agaynst the lawe of the Iewes, neither agaynst the temple, nor yet agaynst Caesar offended any thyng at all.

Good News Translation
But Paul defended himself: "I have done nothing wrong against the Law of the Jews or against the Temple or against the Roman Emperor."

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Paul made his defense: “Neither against the Jewish law, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I sinned in any way.”

King James Version
While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

Lexham English Bible
while Paul said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews nor against the temple nor against Caesar have I sinned with reference to anything!"

Literal Translation
Defending himself, Paul said, Neither against the Law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I sinned in anything.

Young's Literal Translation
he making defence -- `Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar -- did I commit any sin.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
whyle he answered for himselfe: I haue nether offended ought agaynst the lawe of the Iewes, ner agaynst the teple, ner agaynst the Emperoure.

Mace New Testament (1729)
to this he answer'd, "I have not been guilty of any misdemeanour, either against the law, or against the temple, or against Cesar."

THE MESSAGE
Then Paul took the stand and said simply, "I've done nothing wrong against the Jewish religion, or the Temple, or Caesar. Period."

New English Translation
Paul said in his defense, "I have committed no offense against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar."

New King James Version
while he answered for himself, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended in anything at all."

Simplified Cowboy Version
When Paul was allowed to speak, he said, "I ain't wronged nobody, not the Jewish Code, not the main church, or the Roman Government."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
while Paul said in his own defense, "I have committed no offense either against the Law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."

Legacy Standard Bible
while Paul said in his own defense, "I have committed no sin either against the Law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar."

Contextual Overview

¹ When Festus was come into the province after thre dayes he ascended fro Cesarea vnto Ierusalem. ² Then enformed him the hye prestes and the chefe of the Iewes of Paul. And they besought him ³ and desired faveour agaynst him that he wold sende for him to Ierusalem: and layde awayte for him in the waye to kill him. ⁴ Festus answered that Paul shuld be kept at Cesarea: but that he him selfe wold shortly departe thither. ⁵ Let the therfore (sayd he) which amoge you are able to do it come doune with vs and accuse him if ther be eny faute in the man. ⁶ When he had taried there moare then ten dayes he departed vnto Cesarea and the nexte daye sate doune in the iudgemet seate and commaunded Paul to be brought. ⁷ When he was come the Iewes which were come fro Ierusalem came aboute him and layde many and greveous complayntes agaynst Paul which they coulde not prove ⁸ as longe as he answered for him selfe that he had nether agaynst the lawe of the Iewes nether agaynst the temple nor yet agaynst Cesar offended eny thinge at all. ⁹ Festus willinge to do the Iewes a pleasure answered Paul and sayde: wilt thou goo to Ierusalem and there be iudged of these thinges before me? ¹⁰ Then sayd Paul: I stonde at Cesars iudgemet seate where I ought to be iudged. To ye Iewes have I no harme done as thou verely well knowest.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Neither: Acts 25:10, Acts 6:13, Acts 6:14, Acts 23:1, Acts 24:6, Acts 24:12, Acts 24:17-21, Acts 28:17, Acts 28:21, Genesis 40:15, Jeremiah 37:18, Daniel 6:22, 2 Corinthians 1:12

Reciprocal: Matthew 22:17 - Caesar Luke 20:24 - Caesar's Acts 17:7 - and these Acts 18:13 - General Acts 19:37 - which Acts 22:1 - my Acts 23:29 - but Acts 28:18 - General

Cross-References

Acts 5:5
When Ananias herde these wordes. he fell doune and gave vp the goost. And great feare came on all the that these thinges hearde.

Acts 5:10
Then she fell doune strayght waye at his fete and yelded vp the goost. And the yonge men came in and founde her ded and caryed her out and buryed her by her husbande.

Acts 12:23
And immediatly the angell of ye Lorde smote him because he gave not God the honoure and he was eatyn of wormes and gave vp the goost.

Acts 13:36
Howbe it David after he had in his tyme fulfilled the will of God he slepte and was layde with his fathers and sawe corrupcion.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

While he answered for himself,.... As he was allowed by the Roman laws to do, he pleaded his own cause, and showed the falsehood of the charges exhibited against him; by observing, that as the crimes alleged against him were reducible to three heads, neither of them were just and true:

neither against the law of the Jews; the law of Moses, whether moral, ceremonial, or judicial; not the moral law, that he was a strict observer of, both before and since his conversion; nor the ceremonial law, for though it was abolished, and he knew it was, yet for peace sake, and in condescension to the weakness of some, and in order to gain others, he submitted to it, and was performing a branch of it, when he was seized in the temple; nor the judicial law, which concerned the Jews as Jews, and their civil affairs: neither against the temple; at Jerusalem, the profanation of which he was charged with, by bringing a Gentile into it; which was a falsehood, at least a mistake:

nor yet against Caesar, have I offended at all; for he was charged with sedition, Acts 24:5. Caesar was a common name to the Roman emperors, as Pharaoh was to the kings of Egypt; and which they took from Julius Caesar the first of them, who was succeeded by Augustus Caesar, under whom Christ was born; and he by Tiberius, under whom he suffered; the fourth was Caius Caligula; the fifth was Claudius, mentioned in Acts 11:28 and the present Caesar, to whom Paul now appealed, was Nero; and though succeeding emperors bore this name, it was also given to the second in the empire, or the presumptive heir to it: authors are divided about the original of Caesar, the surname of Julius; some say he had it from the colour of his eyes, which were "Caesii", grey; others from "Caesaries", his fine head of hair; others from his killing of an elephant, which, in the language of the Moors, is called "Caesar": the more common opinion is, that he took his name from his mother's womb, being "Caeso", cut up at his birth, to make way for his passage into the world; in which manner also our King Edward the Sixth came into the world.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

While he answered ... - See this answer more at length in Acts 24:10-21. As the accusations against him were the same now as then, he made to them the same reply.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 25:8. While he answered for himself — In this instance St. Luke gives only a general account, both of the accusations and of St. Paul's defense. But, from the words in this verse, the charges appear to have been threefold:

1. That he had broken the law.

2. That he had defiled the temple.

3. That he dealt in treasonable practices: to all of which he no doubt answered particularly; though we have nothing farther here than this, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.