Acts 23:19
And 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?
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- Neh 2:4 : 4 Then the king said to me, What is your desire? So I made prayer to the God of heaven.
- Esth 5:3 : 3 Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.
- Esth 7:2 : 2 And the king said to Esther again on the second day, while they were drinking, What is your prayer, Queen Esther? for it will be given to you; and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.
- Esth 9:12 : 12 And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have put five hundred men to death in Shushan, as well as the ten sons of Haman: what then have they done in the rest of the kingdom! Now what is your prayer? for it will be given to you; what other request have you? and it will be done.
- Jer 31:32 : 32 Not like the agreement which I made with their fathers, on the day when I took them by the hand to be their guide out of the land of Egypt; which agreement was broken by them, and I gave them up, says the Lord.
- Mark 8:23 : 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and went with him out of the town; and when he had put water from his mouth on his eyes, and put his hands on him, he said, Do you see anything?
- Mark 9:27 : 27 But Jesus took him by the hand, lifting him up; and he got up.
- Mark 10:51 : 51 And Jesus said to him, What would you have me do to you? And the blind man said, Master, make me able to see.
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- Acts 23:15-184 verses87%
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.
16But Paul's sister's son had word of their design, and he came into the army building and gave news of it to Paul.
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.
- Acts 23:20-234 verses80%
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.
22So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.
23And he sent for two captains and said, Make ready two hundred men, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to go to Caesarea, at the third hour of the night:
- Acts 21:31-344 verses79%
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.
33Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.
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.
- Acts 22:24-274 verses77%
24The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.
25And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?
26And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.
27And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.
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37And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?
- Acts 24:7-82 verses76%
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8And from whom you will be able, by questioning him yourself, to get knowledge of all the things which we say against him.
- Acts 22:29-302 verses76%
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.
- Acts 23:10-112 verses76%
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.
11And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.
- Acts 23:27-315 verses75%
27This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be put to death by them, when I came on them with the army and took him out of danger, having knowledge that he was a Roman.
28And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:
29Then it became clear to me that it was a question of their law, and that nothing was said against him which might be a reason for prison or death.
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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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 28:16-172 verses74%
16And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.
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.
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2And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,
- Acts 24:22-232 verses73%
22But Felix, who had a more detailed knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, When Lysias, the chief captain, comes down, I will give attention to your business.
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.
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19And they took him to Mars' Hill, saying, Will you make clear to us what is this new teaching of yours?
- Acts 25:20-212 verses72%
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.
21But when Paul made a request that he might be judged by Caesar, I gave orders for him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.
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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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40And when he let him do so, Paul, from the steps, made a sign with his hand to the people, and when they were all quiet, he said to them in the Hebrew language,
- Acts 23:33-342 verses71%
33And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.
34And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,
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6And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul.
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17So, when they had come together here, straight away, on the day after, I took my place on the judge's seat and sent for the man.
- Acts 26:30-312 verses71%
30And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;
31And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.
- Acts 16:36-372 verses70%
36And the keeper said to Paul, The authorities have given orders to let you go: come out now, and go in peace.
37But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.
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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.
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31And 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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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.