Acts 24:7

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

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  • Acts 24:5-6
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    85%

    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 24:8
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    8 By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all the charges we are bringing against him.

  • Acts 23:26-30
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    26 Claudius Lysias, to His Excellency Governor Felix: Greetings.

    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.

    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 23:9-10
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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?'

    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 21:30-36
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    77%

    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.

    33 The commander came up, arrested Paul, ordered him to be bound with two chains, and asked who he was and what he had done.

    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.

    35 When Paul reached the steps, the violence of the crowd was so great that he had to be carried by the soldiers.

    36 The crowd that followed kept shouting, 'Take him away!'

  • Acts 22:23-24
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    76%

    23 As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and flinging dust into the air,

    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 23:18-19
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    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?'

  • Acts 23:15
    76%

    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 6:12
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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.

  • Acts 22:29-30
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    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
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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 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.

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

  • 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 5:26
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    26 At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles, but without force, because they feared the people might stone them.

  • John 18:12
    73%

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

  • Acts 19:40
    73%

    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 24:22-23
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    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.'

    23 He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and not to prevent his friends from attending to his needs.

  • Acts 24:2
    73%

    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.'

  • Matt 28:14
    72%

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

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

  • Acts 16:21-22
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    72%

    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 26:21
    72%

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

  • Acts 16:37
    72%

    37 But Paul said to them, 'They have publicly beaten us without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. Now they want to release us secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!'

  • Acts 6:14
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    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 22:26
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    26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it, saying, 'What are you about to do? This man is a Roman citizen.'

  • Acts 26:12
    72%

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

  • Acts 23:35
    71%

    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 18:16
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    16 And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

  • Acts 24:19
    71%

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