SEV Biblia, Chapter 25:8
dando Pablo razn: Que ni contra la ley de los judíos, ni contra el Templo, ni contra Csar he pecado en nada.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 25:8
Verse 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.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 8. While he answered for himself , etc.] 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, 18:2) 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 mothers 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.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-12 - See how restless malice is. Persecutors deem it a peculiar favour to have their malice gratified. Preaching Christ, the end of the law, wa no offence against the law. In suffering times the prudence of the Lord's people is tried, as well as their patience; they need wisdom. I becomes those who are innocent, to insist upon their innocence. Pau was willing to abide by the rules of the law, and to let that take it course. If he deserved death, he would accept the punishment. But if none of the things whereof they accused him were true, no man coul deliver him unto them, with justice. Paul is neither released no condemned. It is an instance of the slow steps which Providence takes by which we are often made ashamed, both of our hopes and of our fears and are kept waiting on God.
Greek Textus Receptus
απολογουμενου 626 5740 V-PNP-GSM αυτου 846 P-GSM οτι 3754 CONJ ουτε 3777 CONJ εις 1519 PREP τον 3588 T-ASM νομον 3551 N-ASM των 3588 T-GPM ιουδαιων 2453 A-GPM ουτε 3777 CONJ εις 1519 PREP το 3588 T-ASN ιερον 2411 N-ASN ουτε 3777 CONJ εις 1519 PREP καισαρα 2541 N-ASM τι 5100 X-ASN ημαρτον 264 5627 V-2AAI-1S
Vincent's NT Word Studies
8. Have I offended (hmarton). See on the kindred noun aJmartia, sin, Matt. i. 21.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
25:8 {While Paul said in his defence} (tou paulou apologoumenou). Genitive absolute again, present middle participle of apologeomai, old verb to make defence as in #19:33; 24:10; 26:1,2. The recitative hoti of the Greek before a direct quotation is not reproduced in English. {Have I sinned at all} (ti hemarton). Constative aorist active indicative of hamartanw, to miss, to Sin. The ti is cognate accusative (or adverbial accusative). Either makes sense. Paul sums up the charges under the three items of law of the Jews, the temple, the Roman state (Caesar). this last was the one that would interest Festus and, if proved, would render Paul guilty of treason (majestas). Nero was Emperor A.D. 54-68, the last of the emperors with any hereditary claim to the name "Caesar." Soon it became merely a title like Kaiser and Czar (modern derivatives). In Acts only "Caesar" and "Augustus" are employed for the Emperor, not "King" (basileus) as from the time of Domitian. Paul's denial is complete and no proof had been presented. Luke was apparently present at the trial.
