Acts 24:17

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

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  • Gal 2:10 : 10 They asked only that we remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
  • Rom 15:25-28 : 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the Lord’s people there. 26 For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem. 27 Yes, they were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual blessings, they are obligated also to minister to them with material blessings. 28 So after I have completed this task and have securely delivered to them this fruit, I will go to Spain and visit you on my way.
  • Acts 11:29-30 : 29 The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea. 30 They did this, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.
  • Acts 20:16 : 16 Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in Asia, because he was hurrying to be in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
  • 2 Cor 8:1-4 : 1 Now we want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been given to the churches of Macedonia. 2 In the midst of a severe trial brought by affliction, their overflowing joy and their deep poverty overflowed into abundant generosity. 3 For I testify that they gave according to their ability, and even beyond their ability, entirely on their own. 4 They urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
  • 2 Cor 9:1-2 : 1 Indeed, concerning the ministry to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you. 2 For I know your eagerness, which I boast about on your behalf to the Macedonians, saying that Achaia has been prepared since last year. And your zeal has stirred up many others.
  • 2 Cor 9:12 : 12 For this ministry of service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanksgiving to God.
  • Acts 20:31 : 31 Therefore, be watchful, remembering that for three years I never stopped admonishing each one of you with tears, night and day.
  • Acts 21:26 : 26 The next day, Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he went to the temple to give notice of the date when the days of purification would end and the offering would be made for each of them.
  • Rom 15:31 : 31 Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints.
  • 1 Cor 16:1-4 : 1 Now concerning the collection for the saints: just as I directed the churches of Galatia, so you also are to do. 2 On the first day of every week, each of you should set aside something, storing up whatever you may have prospered, so that there will be no collections when I come. 3 When I arrive, I will send those you approve by letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem. 4 If it is suitable for me to go as well, they will travel with me.

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  • 81%

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

    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.'

  • 16 In this, I strive to always keep my conscience clear before God and people.

  • 75%

    10 When 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.'

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

    12 My accusers did not find me disputing with anyone in the temple, or stirring up a crowd in the synagogues, or anywhere in the city.

  • 73%

    26 The next day, Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he went to the temple to give notice of the date when the days of purification would end and the offering would be made for each of them.

    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,

  • 17 After I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, I fell into a trance.

  • 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.'

  • 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.

  • 1 Then, after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus along with me.

  • 4 The way of life I have lived since my youth, from the very beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem, is well known to all the Jews.

  • 69%

    22 What should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.

    23 So do what we tell you: There are four men with us who have made a vow.

    24 Take these men, join in their purification rites, and pay their expenses so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know there is no truth to these reports about you, but that you yourself are living in obedience to the law.

  • 25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the Lord’s people there.

  • 69%

    18 When they arrived, he said to them, 'You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in Asia.'

    19 'I served the Lord with all humility, with tears, and with trials that came to me through the plots of the Jews.'

  • 3 When I arrive, I will send those you approve by letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

  • 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.

  • 69%

    29 That is why I came without objection when I was sent for. Now may I ask why you sent for me?

    30 Cornelius replied, 'Four days ago at this very hour, I was fasting and praying in my house at three in the afternoon, and suddenly a man in shining clothes stood before me.

  • 19 After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of everything God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

  • Acts 24:1-2
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    1 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.

    2 When 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.'

  • 16 I planned to pass through your area on my way to Macedonia, and then come back to you from Macedonia, so you could assist me on my journey to Judea.

  • 21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

  • 23 But now that there is no more place for me to work in these regions, and since I have been longing for many years to visit you,

  • 30 They did this, sending their gift to the elders by Barnabas and Saul.

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

  • 18 May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. You know very well how much he helped me in Ephesus.

  • 12 In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

  • 31 Pray that I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints.

  • 16 To be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

  • 17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them,

  • 1 Gazing intently at the council, Paul said, 'Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God up to this day.'

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

  • 21 After these events were completed, Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and to go to Jerusalem, saying, "After I have been there, I must also see Rome."

  • 9 Then I ordered the rooms to be purified, and I brought back the articles of the house of God, along with the grain offerings and the incense.

  • 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.

  • 4 But so as not to take more of your time, I beg you to listen to us briefly in your kindness.

  • 14 'I had to offer sacrifices of peace offerings; today I fulfilled my vows.'

  • 10 always in my prayers, asking that if it is somehow in God's will, I may now at last succeed in coming to you.

  • 5 As the high priest and the council of elders can testify, I even obtained letters from them to the brothers in Damascus and went there to bring back these people as prisoners to Jerusalem to be punished.

  • 27 When Apollos wanted to go to Achaia, the brothers and sisters encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. When he arrived, he greatly helped those who through grace had believed.

  • 5 He had provided Tobiah with a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, incense, temple articles, tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were prescribed for the Levites, singers, gatekeepers, and the contributions for the priests.

  • 14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, being far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.