Acts 25:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Acts 24:13 : 13 And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.
  • Luke 23:2 : 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 23:10 : 10 And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.
  • Acts 24:5-6 : 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: 6 Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took,
  • Acts 21:28 : 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.
  • Acts 25:24 : 24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those who are present here with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have made protests to me, at Jerusalem and in this place, saying that it is not right for him to be living any longer.
  • 1 Pet 4:14-16 : 14 If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you. 15 Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business; 16 But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.
  • Ezra 4:15 : 15 So that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers: and you will see in the book of the records that this town has been uncontrolled, and a cause of trouble to kings and countries, and that there were outbursts against authority there in the past: for which reason the town was made waste.
  • Esth 3:8 : 8 And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for this reason it is not right for the king to let them be.
  • Ps 27:12 : 12 Do not give me into their hands, because false witnesses have come out against me, and men breathing destruction.
  • Ps 35:11 : 11 False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.
  • Matt 5:11-12 : 11 Happy are you when men give you a bad name, and are cruel to you, and say all evil things against you falsely, because of me. 12 Be glad and full of joy; for great is your reward in heaven: for so were the prophets attacked who were before you.
  • Matt 26:60-62 : 60 And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came. 61 But 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. 62 And the high priest got up and said to him, Have you no answer? what is it which these say against you?
  • Mark 15:3-4 : 3 And the chief priests said a number of things against him. 4 And Pilate again put a question, Do you say nothing in answer? see how much evil they say you have done.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 25:17-20
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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:

    19 But had certain questions against him in connection with their religion, and about one Jesus, now dead, who, Paul said, was living.

    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.

  • Acts 25:14-15
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    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 25:5-6
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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 25:8-10
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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?

    10 And Paul said, I am before the seat of Caesar's authority where it is right for me to be judged: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you are well able to see.

  • Acts 25:1-3
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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,

    3 Requesting Festus to give effect to their design against him, and send him to Jerusalem, when they would be waiting to put him to death on the way.

  • Acts 28:17-19
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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.

    18 Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me.

    19 But when the Jews made protest against it, I had to put my cause into Caesar's hands; not because I have anything to say against my nation.

  • Acts 18:12-13
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    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,

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

  • Acts 21:27-28
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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.

  • 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.

  • Acts 24:19-20
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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,

  • 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.

  • Acts 23:20
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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.

  • Acts 24:13
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    13 And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.

  • Acts 25:23-24
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    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.

    24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all those who are present here with us, you see this man, about whom all the Jews have made protests to me, at Jerusalem and in this place, saying that it is not right for him to be living any longer.

  • Acts 24:1-2
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    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.

    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 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 16:20
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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;

  • Acts 23:9-10
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    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?

    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.

  • Acts 6:12
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    12 And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,

  • Acts 21:31
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    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 17:5
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    5 But the Jews, being moved with envy, took with them certain low persons from among the common people, and getting together a great number of people, made an outcry in the town, attacking the house of Jason with the purpose of taking them out to the people.

  • Acts 28:21
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    21 And they said to him, We have not had letters from Judaea about you, and no one of the brothers has come to us here to give an account or say any evil about you.

  • Acts 23:15
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    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 17:13
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    13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had news that Paul was preaching the word at Beroea, they came there, troubling the people and working them up.

  • Luke 23:10
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    10 And the chief priests and the scribes were there, making statements against him violently.

  • Acts 13:45
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    45 But when the Jews saw such a great number of people, they were full of envy and said evil words against Paul's preaching.

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

  • Acts 18:5
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    5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was completely given up to the word, preaching to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus.

  • Acts 17:8
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    8 And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.