Acts 25:16

American Standard Version (1901)

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 25:4-5 : 4 Howbeit Festus answered, that Paul was kept in charge at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to depart [thither] shortly. 5 Let 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.
  • John 7:51 : 51 Doth our law judge a man, except it first hear from himself and know what he doeth?
  • 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 26:1 : 1 And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:
  • Deut 17:4 : 4 and it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, then shalt thou inquire diligently; and, behold, if it be true, and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought in Israel,
  • Deut 19:17-18 : 17 then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before Jehovah, before the priests and the judges that shall be in those days; 18 and the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and have testified falsely against his brother;
  • Prov 18:13 : 13 He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.
  • Prov 18:17 : 17 He that pleadeth his cause first [seemeth] just; But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 25:17-18
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    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 23:27-30
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    27This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

    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 25:15
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    15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him.

  • Acts 25:8-12
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    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?

    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.

    12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Caesar: unto Caesar shalt thou go.

  • Acts 25:24-27
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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.

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

    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 28:17-19
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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:

    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 24:19-21
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    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.

  • Acts 24:7-8
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    7(Ommitted)

    8from whom thou wilt be able, by examining him thyself, to take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.

  • Acts 23:35
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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.

  • Luke 23:14-15
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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:

    15no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.

  • Acts 24:10
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    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 25:20-21
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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.

    21But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till I should send him to Caesar.

  • Acts 22:1
    74%

    1Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.

  • Acts 25:5-6
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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.

  • Acts 26:31-32
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    31and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

    32And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

  • Acts 26:1-3
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    1And Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth his hand, and made his defence:

    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.

  • 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 22:25-26
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    25And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

    26And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.

  • John 18:29-31
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    29Pilate therefore went out unto them, and saith, What accusation bring ye against this man?

    30They answered and said unto him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up unto thee.

    31Pilate therefore said unto them, Take him yourselves, and judge him according to your law. The Jews said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

  • Acts 16:21
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    21and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.

  • Acts 24:13
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    13Neither can they prove to thee the things whereof they now accuse me.

  • Matt 27:15
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    15Now at the feast the governor was wont to release unto the multitude one prisoner, whom they would.

  • 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.

  • John 18:39
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    39But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews?

  • Acts 23:15
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    15Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him.