Acts 25:18

18 When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

Acts 25:18 in Other Translations

18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:

18 When the accusers stood up, they brought no charge in his case of such evils as I supposed.

18 But the accusations made against him weren’t any of the crimes I expected.

18 "The accusers came at him from all sides,

18 Concerning him, the accusers stood up and brought no charge of the sort I was expecting.

Acts 25:18 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 25:18

Against whom when the accusers stood up
As they were obliged to do, whilst they were exhibiting their charges, bearing their testimonies, and producing their proofs; ( Acts 25:7 ) .

They brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
for by his being left in bonds, and by the information of the chief priests and elders, and their violence against him, he imagined he must be chargeable with some notorious capital crime.

Acts 25:18 In-Context

16 “I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand over anyone before they have faced their accusers and have had an opportunity to defend themselves against the charges.

17 When they came here with me, I did not delay the case, but convened the court the next day and ordered the man to be brought in.

18 When his accusers got up to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

19 Instead, they had some points of dispute with him about their own religion and about a dead man named Jesus who Paul claimed was alive.

20 I was at a loss how to investigate such matters; so I asked if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and stand trial there on these charges.