Acts 24:2

American Standard Version (1901)

And 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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  • Ps 10:3 : 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.
  • Ps 12:2-3 : 2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak. 3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;
  • Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying tongue hateth those whom it hath wounded; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
  • Prov 29:5 : 5 A man that flattereth his neighbor Spreadeth a net for his steps.
  • Acts 24:26-27 : 26 He hoped withal that money would be given him of Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him. 27 But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
  • Jude 1:16 : 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words] ), showing respect of persons for the sake of advantage.

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  • Acts 24:1
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    1And after five days the high priest Ananias came down with certain elders, and [with] an orator, one Tertullus; and they informed the governor against Paul.

  • Acts 24:3-4
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    3we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

    4But, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I entreat thee to hear us of thy clemency a few words.

  • Acts 23:24-26
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    24and [he bade them] provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

    25And he wrote a letter after this form:

    26Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.

  • Acts 25:14-18
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    14And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul's case before the King, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

    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 24:6-10
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    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:

  • Acts 24:18-27
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    18amidst which they found me purified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but [there were] certain Jews from Asia--

    19who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.

    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.

    22But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will determine your matter.

    23And he gave order to the centurion that he should be kept in charge, and should have indulgence; and not to forbid any of his friends to minister unto him.

    24But after certain days, Felix came with Drusilla, his wife, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ Jesus.

    25And as he reasoned of righteousness, and self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, Go thy way for this time; and when I have a convenient season, I will call thee unto me.

    26He hoped withal that money would be given him of Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

    27But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.

  • Acts 25:23-25
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    23So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus Paul was brought in.

    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.

    25But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

  • Acts 25:5-9
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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.

    6And when he had tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and on the morrow he sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

    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.

    9But Festus, desiring to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

  • Acts 23:28-30
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    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 19:40
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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.

  • Acts 28:17
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    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:

  • Acts 28:21-22
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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.

    22But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.

  • Acts 25:2
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    2And the chief priests and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul; and they besought him,

  • Acts 26:30-31
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    30And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

    31and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

  • Acts 23:9
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    9And there arose a great clamor: and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: and what if a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel?

  • Acts 22:30
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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.

  • Acts 28:19
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    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 23:33-34
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    33and they, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

    34And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

  • Acts 16:20
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    20and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,