Acts 26:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Acts 18:15 : 15 But if it is a question of words or names or of your law, see to it yourselves; I will not be a judge of such things.
  • Acts 25:23 : 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 28:22 : 22 But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowledge that in all places it is attacked.

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  • Acts 26:31-32
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    82%

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

    32And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been made free, if he had not put his cause before Caesar.

  • Acts 25:23-26
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    23So 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.

    24And 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.

    25But, 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.

    26But 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.

  • Acts 25:12-15
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    12Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go.

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

    14And 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:

    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.

  • Acts 25:4-6
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    4But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.

    5So, 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.

    6And 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 26:29
    76%

    29And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

  • Acts 25:17-18
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    17So, 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.

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

  • Acts 22:29-30
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    29Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.

    30But 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 23:33
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    33And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.

  • Acts 26:25-26
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    25Then Paul said, I am not off my head, most noble Festus, but my words are true and wise.

    26For the king has knowledge of these things, to whom I am talking freely; being certain that all this is common knowledge to him; for it has not been done in secret.

  • Acts 23:29-30
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    29Then 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.

    30And 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 28:17-18
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    17Then 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.

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

  • Acts 21:31-33
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    31And 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.

    32And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul.

    33Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.

  • Acts 26:1-2
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    73%

    1And Agrippa said to Paul, You may put your cause before us. Then Paul, stretching out his hand, made his answer, saying:

    2In my opinion I am happy, King Agrippa, to be able to give my answer before you today to all these things which the Jews say against me:

  • Acts 24:10
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    10Then 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 24:19-21
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    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,

    21But 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.

  • Acts 25:8-10
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    72%

    8Then 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.

    9But 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?

    10And 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 17:33
    71%

    33And so Paul went away from among them.

  • Acts 16:35
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    35But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.

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

  • Acts 25:21
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    21But 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.

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

  • Acts 18:12
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    12But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge's seat,

  • Acts 26:19
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    19So, then, King Agrippa, I did not go against the vision from heaven;

  • Acts 24:27
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    27But after two years Porcius Festus took the place of Felix, who, desiring to have the approval of the Jews, kept Paul in chains.

  • Acts 23:11
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    11And 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.

  • Acts 23:19
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    19And 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?

  • Acts 23:35
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    35I 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 24:25
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    25And 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.

  • Acts 22:26
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    26And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.