Acts 24:1

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After five days, the high priest Ananias went down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they presented their case against Paul to the governor.

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  • Acts 23:2 : 2 But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.
  • Acts 24:11 : 11 You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
  • Acts 25:2 : 2 The chief priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul and were urging Festus.
  • Acts 23:24 : 24 Also provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be taken safely to Felix, the governor.
  • Acts 23:30 : 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 23:35 : 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 21:27 : 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,
  • Ps 11:2 : 2 See how the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.
  • Isa 3:3 : 3 The captain of fifty and the honored man, the counselor, the skilled craftsman, and the clever enchanter.
  • Acts 12:21 : 21 On an appointed day, Herod, dressed in royal robes, sat on the throne and delivered a public address to them.
  • Acts 25:15 : 15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, requesting a judgment against him.
  • 1 Cor 2:1 : 1 And when I came to you, brothers, I did not come with superior speech or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony of God.
  • 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 My message and my preaching were not based on persuasive words of human wisdom but on a demonstration of the Spirit and of power.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 24:2
    80%

    2When Paul was summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, 'Because of you, we have enjoyed much peace and reforms have been carried out for this nation through your foresight.'

  • Acts 25:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Festus, therefore, having arrived in the province, went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea after three days.

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

  • Acts 25:13-15
    3 verses
    75%

    13After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived in Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.

    14While they were spending many days there, Festus presented Paul’s case to the king, saying, 'There is a man who was left as a prisoner by Felix.'

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

  • Acts 25:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5He 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.'

    6After 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.

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

  • Acts 22:30
    72%

    30The 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
    72%

    17After 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 25:23
    71%

    23So the next day, Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall with the military officers and the prominent men of the city. At the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

  • Acts 23:2
    71%

    2But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing nearby to strike him on the mouth.

  • Acts 24:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied, 'Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I make my defense cheerfully.'

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

  • Acts 23:15
    71%

    15Now 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 23:33
    71%

    33When they arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him.

  • Acts 5:27
    70%

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

  • Acts 23:19-20
    2 verses
    70%

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

    20He 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 24:6-8
    3 verses
    70%

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

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

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

  • Acts 24:17-21
    5 verses
    70%

    17After several years, I came to bring gifts to my nation and offerings.

    18While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without a crowd or any disturbance.

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

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

    21Unless 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.'

  • Acts 24:24
    69%

    24After some days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.

  • Acts 25:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17When 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.

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

  • Acts 26:30
    69%

    30The king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up and left.

  • Acts 4:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5The next day, the rulers, the elders, and the scribes gathered together in Jerusalem.

    6Also present were Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others from the high-priestly family.

  • Acts 24:27
    69%

    27After two years, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. Because he wanted to grant a favor to the Jews, Felix left Paul in prison.

  • Acts 23:30-31
    2 verses
    69%

    30When 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.

    31So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 21:27-28
    2 verses
    68%

    27When 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,

    28Shouting, '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.'

  • John 18:24
    68%

    24Then Annas sent him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.

  • Acts 18:12
    68%

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

  • Acts 23:26
    68%

    26Claudius Lysias, to His Excellency Governor Felix: Greetings.

  • Acts 22:1
    68%

    1Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.

  • Acts 5:21
    68%

    21At daybreak, they entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

  • Acts 13:7
    68%

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

  • Acts 23:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4But those standing near said, 'Are you insulting God's high priest?'

    5Paul replied, 'I did not realize, brothers, that he is the high priest; for it is written: “You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people.”'

  • Acts 23:9
    67%

    9A 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 22:12
    67%

    12A man named Ananias, a devout observer of the law who was well spoken of by all the Jews living there,

  • Acts 4:1
    67%

    1While they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them.