Acts 28:17-20

Paul and the Jewish Community in Rome

17 Now it happened that after three days, he called together those who were the most prominent of the Jews. And [when] they had assembled, he said to them, "Men [and] brothers, [although] I had done nothing against [our] people or the customs of our fathers, from Jerusalem I was delivered [as] a prisoner into the hands of the Romans,

18 who, [when they] had examined me, were wanting to release [me], because there was no basis for an accusation [worthy] of death with me.

19 But [because] the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar (not as [if I] had any [charge] to bring against my [own] people).

20 Therefore for this reason I have requested to see you and to speak with [you], for because of the hope of Israel I am wearing this chain!"

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("had assembled")
• [b] *Here "[although]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("had done") which is understood as concessive
• [c] *Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
• [d] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("had examined") which is understood as temporal
• [e] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [f] *Here "[because]" is supplied as a component of the causal genitive absolute participle ("objected")
• [g] *Here "[if]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("had") which is understood as concessive
• [h] Or "nation"
• [i] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation