Hechos 25:11

11 Si he hecho algo digno de muerte, no me niego a morir; pero si soy inocente, nadie tiene el derecho de entregarme a estos hombres para que me maten. ¡Apelo al César!

Hechos 25:11 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 25:11

For if I be an offender
Against the law of Moses, or the temple at Jerusalem, or Caesar the Roman emperor:

or have committed anything worthy of death;
by the laws of the Romans, as sedition, murder

I refuse not to die;
signifying that he did not decline going to Jerusalem, either through any consciousness of guilt, or fear of death; for if anything could be proved against him, that was of a capital nature, he did not desire to escape death; he was ready to die for it; this was no subterfuge, or shift, to evade or defer justice:

but if there be none of these things;
to be found, or proved, and made to appear:

whereof these accuse me;
pointing to the Jews, that came down to be his accusers, and had laid many and grievous charges against him:

no man may deliver me unto them;
not justly, or according to the Roman laws; suggesting that Festus himself could not do it legally;

I appeal unto Caesar;
to this the apostle was induced, partly by the conduct of the governor, who seemed inclined to favour the Jews; and partly by the knowledge he might have of their intention to lie in wait for him, should he go up to Jerusalem; and chiefly by the vision he had had, which assured him that he must bear witness of Christ at Rome, ( Acts 23:11 ) .

Hechos 25:11 In-Context

9 Entonces Festo, queriendo complacer a los judíos, le preguntó:
—¿Estás dispuesto a ir a Jerusalén y ser juzgado ante mí allá?

10 Pero Pablo contestó:
—¡No! Esta es la corte oficial romana, por lo tanto, debo ser juzgado aquí mismo. Usted sabe muy bien que no soy culpable de hacer daño a los judíos.

11 Si he hecho algo digno de muerte, no me niego a morir; pero si soy inocente, nadie tiene el derecho de entregarme a estos hombres para que me maten. ¡Apelo al César!

12 Festo consultó con sus consejeros y después respondió:
—¡Muy bien! Has apelado al César, ¡y al César irás!

13 Unos días más tarde el rey Agripa llegó con su hermana, Berenice,
a presentar sus respetos a Festo.