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John Gill's Exposition on Acts 25:11
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For if I be an offender, etc.] 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, etc. 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, (<442311>Acts 23:11).
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