Acts 28:19

But when the Jews objected, ¹  I was forced to appeal to Caesar ²  – not that I had some charge to bring ³  against my own people. ⁴ 

Ac 25:10-12,21,25; Ac 26:32; Ro 12:19-21; 1Pe 2:22,23

¹ tn That is, objected to my release.

² tn Or “to the emperor” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor).

³ tn BDAG 533 s.v. κατηγορέω 1 states, “nearly always as legal t.t.: bring charges in court.” L&N 33.427 states for κατηγορέω, “to bring serious charges or accusations against someone, with the possible connotation of a legal or court context – ‘to accuse, to bring charges.’”

⁴ tn Or “my own nation.”