Acts 24:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took,

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  • John 18:31 : 31 Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.
  • John 19:7-8 : 7 And the Jews made answer, We have a law, and by that law it is right for him to be put to death because he said he was the Son of God. 8 When this saying came to Pilate's ears his fear became greater;
  • Acts 19:37 : 37 For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.
  • Acts 21:27-32 : 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. 29 For 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. 30 And 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. 31 And 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. 32 And 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 23:10-15 : 10 And 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. 11 And 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. 12 And when it was day, the Jews came together and put themselves under an oath that they would take no food or drink till they had put Paul to death. 13 And more than forty of them took this oath. 14 And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death 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.
  • Acts 24:12 : 12 And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town:
  • Acts 22:23 : 23 And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,

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  • Acts 24:7-9
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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.

    9 And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.

  • Acts 6:11-14
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    11 Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.

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

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

    14 For he has said in our hearing that this Jesus of Nazareth will put this place to destruction and make changes in the rules which were handed down to us by Moses.

  • Acts 24:5
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    5 For this man, in our opinion, is a cause of trouble, a maker of attacks on the government among Jews through all the empire, and a chief mover in the society of the Nazarenes:

  • Acts 16:20-22
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    20 And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;

    21 Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.

    22 And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.

  • Acts 23:14-15
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    14 And they came to the chief priests and the rulers and said, We have taken a great oath to take no food till we have put Paul to death

    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.

  • Acts 23:27-29
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    27 This 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.

    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.

  • Acts 21:27-31
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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.

    29 For 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.

    30 And 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.

    31 And 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.

  • 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.

  • John 18:30-31
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    30 They said to him in answer, If the man was not a wrongdoer we would not have given him up to you.

    31 Then Pilate said to them, Take him yourselves and let him be judged by your law. But the Jews said to him, We have no right to put any man to death.

  • Acts 19:40
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    40 For, 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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    20 And how the chief priests and our rulers gave him up to be put to death on the cross.

  • Luke 23:14
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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:

  • Acts 26:21
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    21 For this reason, the Jews took me in the Temple, and made an attempt to put me to death.

  • Acts 24:18-20
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    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,

  • 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.

  • Acts 28:17
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    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.

  • Acts 18:13
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    13 Saying, This man is teaching the people to give worship to God in a way which is against the law.

  • Acts 24:12
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    12 And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town:

  • Matt 28:14
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    14 And if this comes to the ruler's ears, we will see that he does not make you responsible.

  • Acts 5:27-28
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    27 And they took them into the Sanhedrin, and the high priest said to them,

    28 We gave you very clear orders not to give teaching in this name: and now Jerusalem is full of your teaching, and you are attempting to make us responsible for this man's death.

  • Mark 14:46
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    46 And they put their hands on him, and took him.

  • John 18:12
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    12 Then the band and the chief captain and the police took Jesus and put cords round him.

  • Acts 22:30
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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.

  • Luke 23:19
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    19 Now this man was in prison because of an attack against the government in the town, in which there had been loss of life.

  • Acts 24:2
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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,

  • John 11:48
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    48 If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.

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    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.

  • John 7:44
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    44 And some of them had a desire to take him; but no man put hands on him.

  • Luke 23:2
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    2 And 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.

  • Luke 22:66
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    66 And 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,