Albert Barnes Commentary Acts 25:20

"And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters." — Acts 25:20 (ASV)

And because I doubted of such manner of questions. See the margin. Because I hesitated about the right way of settling them; because I was ignorant of their nature and significance, I proposed to go to Jerusalem, so that the matter might be more fully investigated there. It is obvious that if Paul was not found guilty of any violation of the laws, he should have been immediately discharged. Some interpreters understand this as affirming that he was not satisfied about the question of Paul's innocence, or certain whether he should be set free or not.