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 

biblegateway Act 28:19

"But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar, not that I had any accusation against my nation.

Because the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar; it was not as though I had any accusation against my nation.

But [because] the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar (not as [if I] had any [charge] to bring against my [own] people).

biblegateway Act 28:19

But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar—not that I had any charge to bring against my own people.

But because the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar--though I had no charge to bring against my nation.

bibleoremus Act 28:19

But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to the emperor—even though I had no charge to bring against my nation.

but the Jews objected, and I had no option but to appeal to Caesar; not that I had any accusation to bring against my own people.

biblegateway Act 28:19

"But when the Jews spoke against it , I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything of which to accuse my nation.

But when the Jews spake against [it], I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

biblegateway Act 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 

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.”