Acts 28:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 24:14 : 14 But this I will say openly to you, that I do give worship to the God of our fathers after that Way, which to them is not the true religion: but I have belief in all the things which are in the law and in the books of the prophets:
  • 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;
  • Acts 16:20-21 : 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.
  • Acts 17:6-7 : 6 And when they were not able to get them, they took Jason and some of the brothers by force before the rulers of the town, crying, These men, who have made trouble all over the world have now come here; 7 Whom Jason has taken into his house: and they are acting against the orders of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus.
  • 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 5:17 : 17 But the high priest and those who were with him (the Sadducees) were full of envy,
  • Acts 15:5 : 5 But some of the Pharisees, who were of the faith, got up and said, It is necessary for these to have circumcision and to keep the law of Moses.
  • 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.
  • Acts 26:5 : 5 And they are able to say, if they would give witness, that I was living as a Pharisee, in that division of our religion which is most regular in the keeping of the law.
  • 1 Cor 11:19 : 19 For divisions are necessary among you, in order that those who have God's approval may be clearly seen among you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 28:21
    82%

    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 17:18-21
    4 verses
    78%

    18 And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead.

    19 And they took him to Mars' Hill, saying, Will you make clear to us what is this new teaching of yours?

    20 For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.

    21 (Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.)

  • Acts 21:19-22
    4 verses
    74%

    19 And when he had said how glad he was to see them, he gave them a detailed account of the things which God had done through his work among the Gentiles.

    20 And hearing it, they gave praise to God; and they said to him, You see, brother, what thousands there are among the Jews, who have the faith; and they all have a great respect for the law:

    21 And they have had news of you, how you have been teaching all the Jews among the Gentiles to give up the law of Moses, and not to give circumcision to their children, and not to keep the old rules.

    22 What then is the position? They will certainly get news that you have come.

  • Acts 28:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23 And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, giving witness to the kingdom of God, and having discussions with them about Jesus, from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

    24 And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts.

  • Acts 19:40
    73%

    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.

  • Acts 25:15
    72%

    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 22:19
    72%

    19 And I said, Lord, they themselves have knowledge that I went through the Synagogues putting in prison and whipping all those who had faith in you:

  • Acts 24:8
    72%

    8 And from whom you will be able, by questioning him yourself, to get knowledge of all the things which we say against him.

  • Acts 6:14
    72%

    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 18:13
    71%

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

  • Gal 1:23
    71%

    23 Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which before had been attacked by him;

  • Acts 24:14
    71%

    14 But this I will say openly to you, that I do give worship to the God of our fathers after that Way, which to them is not the true religion: but I have belief in all the things which are in the law and in the books of the prophets:

  • Acts 26:3
    71%

    3 The more so, because you are expert in all questions to do with the Jews and their ways: so I make my request to you to give me a hearing to the end.

  • Acts 22:22
    71%

    22 And 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.

  • Acts 16:21
    71%

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

  • Acts 23:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    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 24:4-6
    3 verses
    71%

    4 But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.

    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 4:20
    71%

    20 For it is not possible for us to keep from saying what we have seen and have knowledge of.

  • Acts 21:28-29
    2 verses
    71%

    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.

  • Acts 28:17
    70%

    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 15:24
    70%

    24 Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;

  • Acts 4:16
    70%

    16 Saying, What are we to do with these men? for certainly it is clear to all who are living in Jerusalem that a most important sign has been done by them, and it is not possible to say that it is not so.

  • Acts 22:15
    70%

    15 For you will be a witness for him to all men of what you have seen and of what has come to your ears.

  • Acts 28:19
    70%

    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 23:20
    70%

    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 13:7
    70%

    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.

  • 1 Thess 2:15
    70%

    15 Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;

  • Acts 17:8
    69%

    8 And hearing these things the people and the rulers of the town were troubled.

  • Acts 24:2
    69%

    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 9:21
    69%

    21 And all those hearing him were full of wonder and said, Is not this the man who in Jerusalem was attacking all the worshippers of this name? and he had come here so that he might take them as prisoners before the chief priests.

  • Acts 23:15
    69%

    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 19:37
    69%

    37 For you have taken these men, who are not doing damage to the holy place or talking against our goddess.

  • Acts 19:32
    69%

    32 And some said one thing, and some another: for there was no order in the meeting; and most of them had no idea why they had come together.

  • Acts 24:11
    69%

    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 23:9
    69%

    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?

  • Acts 24:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    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 25:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    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.