Acts 18:13

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They said, 'This man persuades people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the law.'

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  • Acts 6:13 : 13 They presented false witnesses who said, 'This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.'
  • Acts 18:4 : 4 Every Sabbath, he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.
  • Acts 18:15 : 15 'But if this is about questions of words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters.'
  • Acts 21:28 : 28 Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.'
  • Acts 24:5-6 : 5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. 6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him and wanted to judge him according to our law.
  • Acts 25:8 : 8 Paul defended himself, saying, 'I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews, the temple, or Caesar.'

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  • Acts 18:11-12
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    11 So Paul stayed there for a year and six months, teaching them the word of God.

    12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the judgment seat.

  • Acts 18:14-17
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    14 But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, 'If this were a case of wrongdoing or a serious crime, Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear you out.'

    15 'But if this is about questions of words, names, and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters.'

    16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

    17 Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But Gallio showed no concern for any of this.

  • Acts 18:4-5
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    4 Every Sabbath, he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade both Jews and Greeks.

    5 When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.

  • Acts 14:18
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    18 Even with these words, they barely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.

  • Acts 21:27-28
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    27 When the seven days were nearly over, some Jews from the province of Asia saw Paul at the temple. They stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,

    28 Shouting, 'Fellow Israelites, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this place. And now he has even brought Greeks into the temple, defiling this holy place.'

  • Acts 16:20-21
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    20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, 'These men are Jews, and they are causing an uproar in our city.'

    21 'They are advocating customs that are not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice.'

  • Acts 19:37-38
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    37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of your goddess.

    38 If Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a grievance against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.

  • Acts 19:26
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    26 You see and hear that not only in Ephesus but almost all of Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great number of people by saying that gods made by hands are not really gods.

  • Acts 17:6-8
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    6 When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city rulers, shouting, 'These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here too.'

    7 And Jason has welcomed them. They are all acting contrary to Caesar's decrees, saying that there is another king—Jesus.

    8 They stirred up the crowd and the city rulers as they heard these things.

  • Acts 28:17
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    17 After three days, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, 'Brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.'

  • Acts 17:16-19
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    16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was deeply troubled as he observed the city full of idols.

    17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout people, and every day in the marketplace with those who happened to be there.

    18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, 'What is this babbler trying to say?' Others remarked, 'He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,' because he was preaching about Jesus and the resurrection.

    19 They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

  • Acts 23:9
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    9 A loud outcry arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party stood up and argued vehemently, saying, 'We find nothing wrong with this man! What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?'

  • Acts 28:22-23
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    22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.

    23 They arranged to meet with him on a certain day, and many came to the place where he was staying. From morning until evening, Paul was explaining and testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

  • Acts 25:7-8
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    7 When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him, which they could not prove.

    8 Paul defended himself, saying, 'I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews, the temple, or Caesar.'

  • Acts 6:12-14
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    12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

    13 They presented false witnesses who said, 'This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.'

    14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.

  • Acts 25:15
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    15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, requesting a judgment against him.

  • Acts 24:6
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    6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him and wanted to judge him according to our law.

  • Acts 13:7-8
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    7 He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.

    8 But Elymas the magician (for that is how his name is translated) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.

  • Acts 13:45
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    45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.

  • Acts 13:15
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    15 After the reading of the law and the prophets, the leaders of the synagogue sent a message to them, saying, 'Brothers, if you have any word of encouragement for the people, speak.'

  • Acts 25:18
    70%

    18 When the accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.

  • Acts 19:8
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    8 Paul went into the synagogue, and for three months he spoke boldly, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.

  • Acts 19:40
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    40 For we are in danger of being charged with rioting over today’s events, since there is no cause that we can give to justify this commotion." Having said this, he dismissed the assembly.

  • Acts 22:22
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    22 They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'

  • Acts 17:22
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    22 Paul then stood up in the middle of the Areopagus and said, 'Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.

  • Acts 21:21
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    21 'They have been informed that you teach all the Jews living among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or follow our customs.'

  • Acts 24:14
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    14 But I admit this to you: I worship the God of our ancestors according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is in the Law and written in the Prophets.

  • Acts 24:11
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    11 You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

  • Acts 25:2
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    2 The chief priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul and were urging Festus.

  • Acts 17:13
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    13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the Word of God in Berea as well, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.

  • Acts 19:28-29
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    28 When they heard this, they were filled with rage and began shouting, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"

    29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed together to the theater, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians who were Paul's traveling companions.

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