Acts 25:18
16 I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
17 So when they came here with me, I did not delay. The next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered that the man be brought in.
But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
19 They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20 Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
- KJV
- Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
- WEB
- When the accusers stood up, they brought no charges against him of such things as I supposed;
- ASV
- Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed;
- DARBY
- concerning whom the accusers, standing up, brought no such accusation of guilt as *I* supposed;
- BLB
- concerning whom the accusers, having stood up, were bringing no charge of the evils that I was expecting.
- ÅB
- Men da anklagerne sto omkring ham, fremførte de ikke noen klage for slikt som jeg hadde tenkt;
- OTB
- Da hans anklagere sto opp, anklaget de ham ikke for noen av de forbrytelsene jeg hadde forventet.
- B1930
- Men da anklagerne stod omkring ham, fremførte de ikke nogen klage for slikt som jeg hadde tenkt;