But I found that he had done nothing deserving death. And as he himself appealed to the emperor, I decided to go ahead and send him.
We have here the preparation that was made for another hearing of Paul before King Agrippa, not in order to his giving judgment upon him, but in order to his giving advice concerning him, or rather only to gratify his curiosity. Christ had said, concerning his followers, that they should be brought before governors and kings.
Commenting on Acts 25:13-27
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death,.... Which was a public testimony of the apostle's innocence, to the great mortification of his enemies, some of whom might be present; a like testimony was given of him by Lysias, Act 23:29. And that he himself hath appealed unto Augustus; the Emperor Nero; see Act 25:21.
Verse 25. (c) "nothing worthy" (d) "appealed to Augustus"