Acts 24:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Acts 23:2 : 2 And the high priest, Ananias, gave orders to those who were near him to give him a blow on the mouth.
  • Acts 24:11 : 11 Seeing that you are able to make certain of the fact that it is not more than twelve days from the time when I came up to Jerusalem for worship;
  • Acts 25:2 : 2 And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,
  • Acts 23:24 : 24 And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.
  • 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 23:35 : 35 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.
  • Acts 21:27 : 27 And 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,
  • Ps 11:2 : 2 See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.
  • Isa 3:3 : 3 The captain of fifty, and the man of high position, and the wise guide, and the wonder-worker, and he who makes use of secret powers.
  • Acts 12:21 : 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 25:15 : 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.
  • 1 Cor 2:1 : 1 And when I came to you, my brothers, I did not come with wise words of knowledge, putting before you the secret of God.
  • 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 And in my preaching there were no honeyed words of wisdom, but I was dependent on the power of the Spirit to make it clear to you:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation,

  • Acts 25:1-2
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    1 So Festus, having come into that part of the country which was under his rule, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.

    2 And the chief priests and the chief men of the Jews made statements against Paul,

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    13 Now when some days had gone by, King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea and went to see Festus.

    14 And as they were there for some days, Festus gave them Paul's story, saying, There is a certain man here who was put in prison by Felix:

    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.

  • Acts 25:5-7
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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.

    7 And when he came, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem came round him, and made all sorts of serious statements against him, which were not supported by the facts.

  • 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.

  • 17 Then 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.

  • 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.

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

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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:

    11 Seeing that you are able to make certain of the fact that it is not more than twelve days from the time when I came up to Jerusalem for worship;

  • 15 So 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.

  • 33 And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.

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

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    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?

    20 And 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.

  • Acts 24:6-8
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    6 Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took,

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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.

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    17 Now after a number of years I came to give help and offerings to my nation:

    18 And 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,

    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.

  • 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.

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    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.

    18 But when they got up they said nothing about such crimes as I had in mind:

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

  • Acts 4:5-6
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    5 And on the day after, the rulers and those in authority and the scribes came together in Jerusalem;

    6 And Annas, the high priest, was there, and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all the relations of the high priest.

  • 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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    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.

    31 So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.

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    27 And 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,

    28 Crying out, Men of Israel, come to our help: this is the man who is teaching all men everywhere against the people and the law and this place: and in addition, he has taken Greeks into the Temple, and made this holy place unclean.

  • 24 Then Annas sent him chained to Caiaphas, the high priest.

  • 12 But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge's seat,

  • 26 Claudius Lysias, to the most noble ruler, Felix, peace be with you.

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

  • 21 And hearing this, they went into the Temple at dawn, and were teaching. But the high priest and those who were with him got together the Sanhedrin and the representatives of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to get them.

  • 7 Who was with the ruler, Sergius Paulus, an able man. This man sent for Barnabas and Saul, desiring to have knowledge of the word of God.

  • Acts 23:4-5
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    4 And those who were near said, Do you say such words against God's high priest?

    5 And 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.

  • 9 And 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?

  • 12 And one Ananias, a God-fearing man, who kept the law, and of whom all the Jews in that place had a high opinion,

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