Acts 23:35

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 23:30 : 30 And 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.
  • Acts 25:16 : 16 To whom I gave answer that it is not the Roman way to give a man up, till he has been face to face with those who are attacking him, and has had a chance to give an answer to the statements made against him.
  • Matt 27:27 : 27 Then the ruler's armed men took Jesus into the open square, and got all their band together.
  • John 18:28 : 28 So they took Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the Praetorium. It was early. They themselves did not go into the Praetorium, so that they might not become unclean, but might take the Passover.
  • Matt 2:1 : 1 Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
  • Matt 2:3 : 3 And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.
  • Acts 24:1 : 1 And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul.
  • Acts 24:10 : 10 Then when the ruler had given him a sign to make his answer, Paul said, Because I have knowledge that you have been a judge over this nation for a number of years, I am glad to make my answer:
  • Acts 24:19 : 19 And it would have been better if they had come here to make a statement, if they have anything against me.
  • Acts 24:22 : 22 But 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.
  • Acts 24:24-27 : 24 But after some days, Felix came with Drusilla his wife, who was of the Jews by birth, and sent for Paul, and gave hearing to him about faith in Christ Jesus. 25 And while he was talking about righteousness and self-control and the judging which was to come, Felix had great fear and said, Go away for the present, and when the right time comes I will send for you. 26 For he was hoping that Paul would give him money: so he sent for him more frequently and had talk with him. 27 But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.

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  • Luke 23:6-7
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    6 But at these words Pilate said, Is the man a Galilaean?

    7 And when he saw that he was under the authority of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was in Jerusalem himself at that time.

  • Acts 24:7-8
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    8 And from whom you will be able, by questioning him yourself, to get knowledge of all the things which we say against him.

  • Acts 23:33-34
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    33 And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.

    34 And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

  • Acts 25:15-17
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    15 Against 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.

    16 To whom I gave answer that it is not the Roman way to give a man up, till he has been face to face with those who are attacking him, and has had a chance to give an answer to the statements made against him.

    17 So, 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 23:28-30
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    28 And, desiring to get at the reason for their attack on him, I took him down to their Sanhedrin:

    29 Then 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.

    30 And 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.

  • Luke 23:14-16
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    14 You say that this man has been teaching the people evil things: now I, after going into the question before you, see nothing wrong in this man in connection with the things which you have said against him:

    15 And Herod is of the same opinion, for he has sent him back to us; for, you see, he has done nothing for which I might put him to death.

    16 And so I will give him punishment and let him go.

  • Acts 25:20-23
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    20 And 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.

    21 But 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.

    22 And Agrippa said to Festus, I have a desire to give the man a hearing myself. Tomorrow, he said, you may give him a hearing.

    23 So 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.

  • Acts 12:19
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    19 And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.

  • Acts 25:25-27
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    25 But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.

    26 But I have no certain account of him to send to Caesar. So I have sent for him to come before you, and specially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the business has been gone into, I may have something to put in writing.

    27 For it seems to me against reason to send a prisoner without making clear what there is against him.

  • Acts 24:19-23
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    19 And it would have been better if they had come here to make a statement, if they have anything against me.

    20 Or let these men here present say what wrongdoing was seen in me when I was before the Sanhedrin,

    21 But only this one thing which I said among them in a loud voice, I am this day being judged on the question of the coming back from the dead.

    22 But 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.

    23 And 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.

  • Luke 23:9
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    9 And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing.

  • Acts 25:12
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    12 Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go.

  • Acts 25:5-6
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    5 So, he said, let those who have authority among you go with me, and if there is any wrong in the man, let them make a statement against him.

    6 And 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.

  • Acts 21:34
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    34 And 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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    11 And Jesus was before the ruler, who put a question to him, Are you the King of the Jews? And Jesus said to him, You say so.

    12 But when the chief priests and those in authority made statements against him, he gave no answer.

    13 Then says Pilate to him, Do you give no attention to what their witnesses say against you?

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    30 But 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 22:1
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    1 My brothers and fathers, give ear to the story of my life which I now put before you.

  • Acts 12:21
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    21 And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.

  • Acts 26:30-31
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    30 And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

    31 And when they had gone away they said to one another, This man has done nothing which might give cause for death or prison.

  • Acts 25:8-9
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    8 Then Paul, in his answer to them, said, I have done no wrong against the law of the Jews, or against the Temple, or against Caesar.

    9 But Festus, desiring to get the approval of the Jews, said to Paul, Will you go up to Jerusalem, and be judged before me there in connection with these things?

  • Acts 26:3
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    3 The more so, because you are expert in all questions to do with the Jews and their ways: so I make my request to you to give me a hearing to the end.

  • Acts 22:24
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    24 The 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.

  • Matt 27:23
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    23 And he said, Why, what evil has he done? But they gave loud cries, saying, To the cross with him!

  • Matt 27:15
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    15 Now at the feast it was the way for the ruler to let free to the people one prisoner, at their selection.

  • Acts 5:27
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    27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

  • Acts 24:10
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    10 Then when the ruler had given him a sign to make his answer, Paul said, Because I have knowledge that you have been a judge over this nation for a number of years, I am glad to make my answer:

  • Mark 15:4
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    4 And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.