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- Acts 25:14-174 verses81%
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, {G1519} {G684} before that the {G3588} 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.
- Acts 23:28-303 verses79%
28And desiring to know the cause {G1223} 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 {G5259} 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 25:5-117 verses79%
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 {G2723} 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?
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.
11{G1063} If then {G3303} 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.
- Acts 25:19-213 verses78%
19but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
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 {G846} to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept till {G3739} I should send him to Caesar.
- Acts 28:17-193 verses78%
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 24:19-213 verses77%
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 25:23-275 verses75%
23So on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pomp, and they were entered into the place of hearing with {G5037} the chief captains and principal {G5607} 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 {G1161} 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, {G2532} not withal to signify the charges against him.
- Acts 18:12-143 verses74%
12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat,
13saying, This man persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
14But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked villany, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you: