Acts 23:4

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And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

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  • Acts 23:5
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    5And Paul said, Brother, I had no idea that he was the high priest: for it has been said, You may not say evil about the ruler of your people.

  • Acts 23:2-3
    2 verses
    79%

    2And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.

    3Then Paul said to him, God will give blows to you, you whitewashed wall: are you here to be my judge by law, and by your orders am I given blows against the law?

  • Matt 26:61-63
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    61But later there came two who said, This man said, I am able to give the Temple of God to destruction, and to put it up again in three days.

    62And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?

    63But Jesus said not a word. And the high priest said to him, I put you on oath, by the living God, that you will say to us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

  • Mark 14:60-61
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    76%

    60And the high priest got up in the middle of them, and said to Jesus, Do you say nothing in answer? what is it which these say against you?

    61But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?

  • Luke 23:10
    76%

    10And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.

  • John 18:21-23
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    21Why are you questioning me? put questions to my hearers about what I have said to them: they have knowledge of what I said.

    22When he said this, one of the police by his side gave him a blow with his open hand, saying, Do you give such an answer to the high priest?

    23Jesus said in answer, If I have said anything evil, give witness to the evil: but if I said what is true, why do you give me blows?

  • Acts 7:1
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    1Then the high priest said, Are these things true?

  • Matt 27:39-41
    3 verses
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    39And those who went by said bitter words to him, shaking their heads and saying,

    40You who would give the Temple to destruction and put it up again in three days, get yourself free: if you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.

    41In the same way, the chief priests, making sport of him, with the scribes and those in authority, said,

  • Matt 26:65-66
    2 verses
    75%

    65Then the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, He has said evil against God: what more need have we of witnesses? for now his words against God have come to your ears:

    66What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death.

  • Acts 5:27
    73%

    27And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

  • Acts 24:19-20
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    73%

    19And it would have been better if they had come here to make a statement, if they have anything against me.

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

  • Acts 6:11-13
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    11Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

    12And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

    13And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:

  • Luke 22:64-66
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    72%

    64And, covering his eyes, they said to him, Are you prophet enough to say who gave you that blow?

    65And they said a number of other evil things against him.

    66And when it was day, the rulers of the people came together, with the chief priests and the scribes, and they took him before their Sanhedrin, saying,

  • Mark 14:63-64
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    72%

    63And the high priest, violently parting his robes, said, What more need have we of witnesses?

    64His words against God have come to your ears: what is your opinion? And they all said it was right for him to be put to death.

  • Acts 23:9
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    9And there was a great outcry: and some of the scribes on the side of the Pharisees got up and took part in the discussion, saying, We see no evil in this man: what if he has had a revelation from an angel or a spirit?

  • Mark 15:29
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    29And those who went by made sport of him, shaking their heads, and saying, Ha! you who give the Temple to destruction, and put it up again in three days,

  • Luke 23:2
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    2And they made statements against him, saying, This man has to our knowledge been teaching our nation to do wrong, and not to make payment of taxes to Caesar, even saying that he himself is Christ, a king.

  • Acts 25:2
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    2And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,

  • Acts 4:6-8
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    6And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest.

    7Then sending for Peter and John, they said, By what power and in whose name have you done this?

    8Then Peter, being full of the Holy Spirit, said to them, O you rulers of the people and men of authority,

  • Mark 15:3-4
    2 verses
    71%

    3And the chief priests said a number of things against him.

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

  • Acts 4:1
    70%

    1And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,

  • Acts 22:22-23
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    70%

    22And they gave him a hearing as far as this word; then with loud voices they said, Away with this man from the earth; it is not right for him to be living.

    23And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,

  • Luke 23:35
    70%

    35And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.

  • Matt 26:68
    70%

    68Be a prophet, O Christ, and say who gave you a blow!

  • Acts 25:15
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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.

  • Matt 21:23
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    23And when he had come into the Temple, the chief priests and those in authority over the people came to him while he was teaching, and said, By what authority do you do these things? and who gave you this authority?

  • Luke 22:52
    70%

    52And Jesus said to the chief priests and the captains of the Temple and the rulers, who had come against him, Have you come out as against a thief, with swords and sticks?

  • Exod 22:28
    70%

    28You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

  • John 19:3
    69%

    3And they kept coming and saying, Long life to the King of the Jews! And they gave him blows with their hands.

  • Acts 4:19
    69%

    19But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

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