Acts 26:32

Agrippa ¹  said to Festus, ²  “This man could have been released ³  if he had not appealed to Caesar.” ⁴ 

Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."

And Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."

And Agrippa said to Festus, "He could be set free if he hadn’t appealed to Caesar!"

Agrippa told Festus, "He could be set free right now if he hadn't requested the hearing before Caesar."

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been made free, if he had not put his cause before Caesar.

Agrippa said to Festus, "This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to the emperor."

Then Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."

Agrippa ¹  said to Festus, ²  “This man could have been released ³  if he had not appealed to Caesar.” ⁴ 

¹ sn See the note on King Agrippa in 25:13.

² sn See the note on Porcius Festus in 24:27.

³ tn Or “set free.”

⁴ tn Or “to the emperor” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).

sn If he had not appealed to Caesar. Ultimately Agrippa and Festus blamed what Paul himself had done in appealing to Caesar for his own continued custody. In terms of Luke’s narrative, this still appears unjust and a denial of responsibility.