Acts 23:28

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Wanting to know the exact charge they were bringing against him, I brought him down to their council.

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  • Acts 22:30 : 30 The next day, wanting to know for certain why Paul was being accused by the Jews, the commander released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

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  • Acts 23:29-30
    2 verses
    86%

    29 I found that he was accused concerning matters of their law but had no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment.

    30 When I was informed of a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately and also instructed his accusers to state their case against him before you. Farewell.

  • Acts 23:27
    81%

    27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman citizen.

  • Acts 25:15-18
    4 verses
    80%

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

    16 I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused has met their accusers face to face and has had an opportunity to defend himself against the charges.

    17 When they came here, I did not delay, but the next day took my seat at the tribunal and ordered the man to be brought in.

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

  • Acts 22:29-30
    2 verses
    80%

    29 Immediately, those who were about to interrogate him stepped away. The commander was also afraid, realizing that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.

    30 The next day, wanting to know for certain why Paul was being accused by the Jews, the commander released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

  • Acts 28:17-19
    3 verses
    79%

    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.'

    18 They examined me and wanted to release me because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

    19 But when the Jews objected, I felt compelled to appeal to Caesar—not because I had any accusation to bring against my own people.

  • Acts 24:6-8
    3 verses
    78%

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

    7 But Lysias, the commander, came and intervened with great force, taking him out of our hands.

    8 By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all the charges we are bringing against him.

  • Luke 23:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14 and said to them, 'You brought this man to me as one who is misleading the people. Now look, after examining Him in your presence, I have found no basis for your charges against Him.

    15 No, nor has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. Look, He has done nothing deserving death.

  • Acts 25:25-27
    3 verses
    77%

    25 However, I found that he had done nothing deserving of death. But since he himself has appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

    26 I have nothing definite to write to His Majesty about him. Therefore, I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after conducting an investigation, I may have something to write.

    27 For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without also specifying the charges against him.

  • Acts 23:18-20
    3 verses
    75%

    18 So the centurion took him, led him to the commander, and said, 'The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.'

    19 The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked him privately, 'What is it you have to tell me?'

    20 He said, 'The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they are going to inquire more thoroughly about him.'

  • Acts 25:20
    75%

    20 Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding these charges.

  • Acts 23:35
    75%

    35 he said, 'I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.' Then he ordered him to be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.

  • Acts 24:19-22
    4 verses
    75%

    19 But there are some Jews from Asia who ought to be here before you to bring charges if they have anything against me.

    20 Or let these men here state what wrongdoing they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin.

    21 Unless it was for this one statement I made while standing among them: 'It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am being judged before you today.'

    22 Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the proceedings and said, 'When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.'

  • Acts 5:27
    75%

    27 Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

  • John 18:29
    74%

    29 So Pilate went out to them and asked, 'What charge do you bring against this man?'

  • Acts 22:24
    74%

    24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks and directed that he be interrogated under flogging to understand the reason they were shouting against him like this.

  • Acts 23:15
    74%

    15 Now then, you and the council should notify the commander to bring Paul down to you, as though you are going to investigate his case more thoroughly. We are ready to kill him before he gets here.

  • Acts 25:5-8
    4 verses
    73%

    5 He said, 'Therefore, let those who are influential among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about this man, let them bring charges against him.'

    6 After spending more than ten days among them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day, he took his seat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought in.

    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
    73%

    12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes. They came upon him, seized him, and brought him to the council.

  • Acts 26:31
    73%

    31 As they were leaving, they began to discuss among themselves, saying, 'This man has done nothing deserving death or imprisonment.'

  • Acts 25:10
    72%

    10 Paul said, 'I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself clearly know.'

  • Acts 21:34
    72%

    34 Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another. Because the commander could not get at the truth due to the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.

  • Acts 24:13
    72%

    13 Nor can they prove to you the charges they are now bringing against me.

  • Luke 23:22
    71%

    22 For the third time he asked them, 'Why? What evil has this man done? I have found no reason for a death sentence. Therefore, I will punish Him and release Him.'

  • Acts 19:40
    71%

    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.

  • Luke 23:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 Then the entire assembly arose and brought Him to Pilate.

    2 They began to accuse Him, saying, 'We found this man misleading our nation, forbidding us to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming to be Christ, a King.'

  • Acts 25:2
    71%

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

  • Acts 26:21
    71%

    21 For this reason, the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

  • Acts 23:10
    71%

    10 When the dissension became violent, the commander, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the troops to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.

  • Acts 13:28
    71%

    28 Though they found no basis for a death sentence, they asked Pilate to have Him executed.