Acts 5:37

Bible in Basic English (1941)

After this man, there was Judas of Galilee, at the time of the numbering, and some of the people went after him: he was put to death, and all his supporters were put to flight.

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  • Luke 2:1-2 : 1 Now it came about in those days that an order went out from Caesar Augustus that there was to be a numbering of all the world. 2 This was the first numbering, which was made when Quirinius was ruler of Syria.
  • Luke 13:1-2 : 1 Now some people who were there at that time, gave him an account of how the blood of some Galilaeans had been mixed by Pilate with their offerings. 2 And he, in answer, said to them, Are you of the opinion that these Galilaeans were worse than all other Galilaeans, because these things were done to them?
  • Job 20:5-9 : 5 That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute? 6 Though he is lifted up to the heavens, and his head goes up to the clouds; 7 Like the waste from his body he comes to an end for ever: those who have seen him say, Where is he? 8 He is gone like a dream, and is not seen again; he goes in flight like a vision of the night. 9 The eye which saw him sees him no longer; and his place has no more knowledge of him.
  • Ps 7:14-15 : 14 That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit. 15 He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The nations have gone down into the hole which they made: in their secret net is their foot taken. 16 The Lord has given knowledge of himself through his judging: the evil-doer is taken in the net which his hands had made. (Higgaion. Selah.)
  • Matt 26:52 : 52 Then says Jesus to him, Put up your sword again into its place: for all those who take the sword will come to death by the sword.

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  • 38 And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:

  • 25 To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.

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  • 12 And there was much discussion about him among the mass of the people. Some said, He is a good man; but others said, No, he is giving people false ideas.

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  • 16 And Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, he who was false to him.

  • 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.

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  • 7 And there was one named Barabbas, in prison with those who had gone against the government and in the fight had taken life.

  • 15 So they took the money, and did as they had been ordered: and this account has been current among the Jews till the present time.

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  • 28 And giving up his business, he got up and went after him.

  • 5 But they became more violent than before, saying, He has made trouble among the people, teaching through all Judaea from Galilee to this place.

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  • 37 And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

  • 25 Now a great number of people went with him.

  • 3 Then Judas, who was false to him, seeing that he was to be put to death, in his regret took back the thirty bits of silver to the chief priests and those in authority,

  • 30 But he came through them and went on his way.

  • 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.

  • 11 But the people were moved by the chief priests to make him let Barabbas go free.

  • 50 And they all went away from him in fear.

  • 3 So Judas, getting a band of armed men and police from the chief priests and Pharisees, went there with lights and with arms.

  • 19 Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.

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  • 18 And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;