Acts 24:19
who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.
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- Acts 23:30 : 30 And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee.
- Acts 25:16 : 16 To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
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- Acts 24:20-212 verses87%
20Or else let these men themselves say what wrong-doing they found when I stood before the council,
21except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question before you this day.
- Acts 24:17-182 verses79%
17Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:
18amidst which they found me purified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but [there were] certain Jews from Asia--
- Acts 25:15-184 verses77%
15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him.
16To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
17When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought.
18Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed;
- Acts 24:6-138 verses77%
6who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:
7(Ommitted)
8from whom thou wilt be able, by examining him thyself, to take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.
9And the Jews also joined in the charge, affirming that these things were so.
10And when the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I cheerfully make my defense:
11Seeing that thou canst take knowledge that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem:
12and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.
13Neither can they prove to thee the things whereof they now accuse me.
- Acts 28:17-193 verses76%
17And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:
18who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.
19But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation.
- Acts 23:28-303 verses76%
28And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:
29whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.
30And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee.
- Acts 25:10-112 verses75%
10But Paul said, I am standing before Caesar's judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou also very well knowest.
11If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is [true] whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.
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5Let them therefore, saith he, that are of power among you go down with me, and if there is anything amiss in the man, let them accuse him.
- Acts 25:26-272 verses74%
26Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.
27For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against him.
- Acts 25:7-82 verses74%
7And when he was come, the Jews that had come down from Jerusalem stood round about him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove;
8while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.
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1Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.
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24And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.
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29For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.
- Acts 26:2-54 verses73%
2I think myself happy, king Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before thee this day touching all the things whereof I am accused by the Jews:
3especially because thou art expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
5having knowledge of me from the first, if they be willing to testify, that after the straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
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14and said unto them, Ye brought unto me this man, as one that perverteth the people: and behold, I having examined him before you, found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:
- Acts 19:37-382 verses72%
37For ye have brought [hither] these men, who are neither robbers of temples nor blasphemers of our goddess.
38If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen that are with him, have a matter against any man, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls: let them accuse one another.
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2And when he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy much peace, and that by the providence evils are corrected for this nation,
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40For indeed we are in danger to be accused concerning this day's riot, there being no cause [for it] : and as touching it we shall not be able to give account of this concourse.
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30But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
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20And I, being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem and there be judged of these matters.
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32And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.
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30And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:
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35I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are come: and he commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.
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19And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
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1And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.
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20And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul to-morrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.
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21And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee.