Acts 24:6

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

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  • John 18:31 : 31 Pilate told them, 'Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.' 'It’s not lawful for us to put anyone to death,' the Jewish leaders replied.
  • John 19:7-8 : 7 The Jews answered him, "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God." 8 When Pilate heard this statement, he was even more afraid.
  • Acts 19:37 : 37 For you have brought these men here, who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of your goddess.
  • Acts 21:27-32 : 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.' 29 They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with Paul in the city and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple. 30 The whole city was stirred up, and there was a commotion. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were shut. 31 While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in uproar. 32 At once, he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
  • Acts 23:10-15 : 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. 11 The following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, 'Take courage! For as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.' 12 When daylight came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul. 13 There were more than forty who had taken this oath together. 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.' 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 24:12 : 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.
  • Acts 22:23 : 23 As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and flinging dust into the air,

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  • Acts 24:7-9
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    85%

    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.

    9 The Jews joined in the accusation, asserting that these things were true.

  • Acts 6:11-14
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    11 Then they secretly instigated men to say, 'We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and against God.'

    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 24:5
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    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.

  • Acts 16:20-22
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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.'

    22 The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

  • Acts 23:14-15
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    14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.'

    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 23:27-29
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    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.

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

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

  • Acts 21:27-31
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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.'

    29 They had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with Paul in the city and assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

    30 The whole city was stirred up, and there was a commotion. They seized Paul, dragged him out of the temple, and immediately the gates were shut.

    31 While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in uproar.

  • Acts 25:15-17
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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.

    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.

  • John 18:30-31
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    30 They answered him, 'If he weren’t a criminal, we wouldn’t have handed him over to you.'

    31 Pilate told them, 'Take him yourselves and judge him by your own law.' 'It’s not lawful for us to put anyone to death,' the Jewish leaders replied.

  • 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.

  • Luke 24:20
    72%

    20 The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him.

  • Luke 23:14
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    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.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21 For this reason, the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

  • Acts 24:18-20
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    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.

  • Acts 22:24
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    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 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 18:13
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    13 They said, 'This man persuades people to worship God in ways that are contrary to the law.'

  • Acts 24:12
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    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.

  • Matt 28:14
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    14 'If this is reported to the governor, we will persuade him and keep you out of trouble.'

  • Acts 5:27-28
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    27 Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.

    28 We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name, didn’t we? Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us.

  • Mark 14:46
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    46 Then they laid hands on him and arrested him.

  • John 18:12
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    12 Then the detachment of soldiers, their commander, and the Jewish officers arrested Jesus and bound him.

  • Acts 22:30
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    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.

  • Luke 23:19
    70%

    19 (He had been thrown into prison for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)

  • Acts 24:2
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    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.'

  • John 11:48
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    48 If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.

  • Acts 23:20
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    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.'

  • John 7:44
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    44 But some of them wanted to seize Him, yet no one laid a hand on Him.

  • Luke 23:2
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    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.'

  • Luke 22:66
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    66 At daybreak, the council of the elders of the people—both the chief priests and the teachers of the law—assembled, and they led Jesus to their council chamber.

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