Acts 19:31
And some of the rulers of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, requesting him seriously not to put himself in danger by going into the theatre.
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- Prov 16:7 : 7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
- Acts 16:6 : 6 And after they had gone through the land of Phrygia and Galatia, the Holy Spirit did not let them take the word into Asia;
- Acts 19:10 : 10 And this went on for two years, so that all those who were living in Asia had knowledge of the word of the Lord, Greeks as well as Jews.
- Acts 21:12 : 12 And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem.
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- Acts 19:29-302 verses77%
29And the town was full of noise and trouble, and they all came running into the theatre, having taken by force Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia who were journeying in company with Paul.
30And when Paul was about to go in to the people, the disciples did not let him.
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23And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.
- Acts 19:32-332 verses73%
32And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.
33Then they took Alexander out from among the people, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander, making a sign with his hand, was about to make a statement to the people in answer:
- Acts 23:30-312 verses71%
30And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.
31So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.
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4And Sopater of Beroea, the son of Pyrrhus, and Aristarchus and Secundus of Thessalonica, and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia, went with him as far as Asia.
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10And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.
- Acts 25:2-32 verses70%
2And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,
3Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.
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12And hearing these things, we and those who were living in that place made request to him not to go to Jerusalem.
- Acts 21:29-324 verses70%
29For they had seen him before in the town with Trophimus of Ephesus, and had the idea that Paul had taken him with him into the Temple.
30And all the town was moved, and the people came running together and put their hands on Paul, pulling him out of the Temple: and then the doors were shut.
31And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.
32And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul.
- Acts 23:17-215 verses70%
17And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.
18So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.
19And the chief took him by the hand and, going on one side, said to him privately, What is it you have to say to me?
20And he said, The Jews are in agreement together to make a request to you for Paul to be taken, on the day after this, into the Sanhedrin, to be questioned in greater detail.
21But do not give way to them, for more than forty of them are waiting for him, having taken an oath not to take food or drink till they have put him to death: and now they are ready, waiting for your order.
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22And having sent two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, into Macedonia, he himself went on living in Asia for a time.
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15So now, will you and the Sanhedrin make a request to the military authorities to have him sent down to you, as if you were desiring to go into the business in greater detail; and we, before ever he gets to you, will be waiting to put him to death.
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27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews from Asia, seeing him in the Temple, got the people together and put their hands on him,
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17Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he said to them, My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was given, a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans.
- Acts 22:29-302 verses69%
29Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.
30But on the day after, desiring to have certain knowledge of what the Jews had to say against him, he made him free, and gave orders for the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and he took Paul and put him before them.
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30And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;
- Acts 24:18-192 verses69%
18And having been made clean, I was in the Temple, but not with a great number of people, and not with noise: but there were certain Jews from Asia,
19And it would have been better if they had come here to make a statement, if they have anything against me.
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15Against whom the chief priests and the rulers of the Jews made a statement when I was at Jerusalem, requesting me to give a decision against him.
- Acts 27:1-33 verses68%
1And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.
2And we went to sea in a ship of Adramyttium which was sailing to the sea towns of Asia, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
3And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.
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18And even with these words, it was hard for them to keep the people from making an offering to them.
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19And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.
- Acts 16:38-392 verses68%
38And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;
39Then they came and made prayers to them, requesting them, when they had taken them out, to go away from the town.
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15And the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns to have a meeting with us: and Paul, seeing them, gave praise to God and took heart.
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40For, truly, we are in danger of being made responsible for this day's trouble, there being no cause for it: and we are not able to give any reason for this coming together. And when he had said this, he sent the meeting away.
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27And when he had a desire to go over into Achaia, the brothers gave him help, and sent letters to the disciples requesting them to take him in among them: and when he had come, he gave much help to those who had faith through grace:
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4And some of them had faith, and were joined to Paul and Silas; and a number of the God-fearing Greeks, and some of the chief women.
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23So on the day after, when Agrippa and Bernice in great glory had come into the public place of hearing, with the chief of the army and the chief men of the town, at the order of Festus, Paul was sent for.
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12But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge's seat,
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34And some said one thing and some another, among the people: and as he was not able to get a knowledge of the facts because of the noise, he gave orders for Paul to be taken into the army building.
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24And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.
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43But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:
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18And when they had come, he said to them, You yourselves have seen what my life has been like all the time from the day when I first came into Asia,
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20And as I had not enough knowledge for the discussion of these things, I made the suggestion to him to go to Jerusalem and be judged there.