Acts 25:2

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

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  • 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.
  • Acts 24:1 : 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.
  • Rom 3:12-19 : 12 All have turned away, together they have become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. 13 "Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit." "The venom of vipers is under their lips." 14 Their mouths are full of curses and bitterness. 15 Their feet are swift to shed blood. 16 Ruin and misery mark their paths. 17 And the way of peace they have not known. 18 There is no fear of God before their eyes. 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  • Job 31:31 : 31 if those of my household have never said, ‘Who has not been satisfied with Job’s meat?’
  • Prov 4:16 : 16 For they cannot rest until they do evil; they are robbed of sleep until they make someone stumble.

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  • Acts 25:14-15
    2 verses
    86%

    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 25:3-4
    2 verses
    83%

    3They asked him as a favor to transfer Paul to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.

    4But Festus replied that Paul was being held in custody in Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.

  • Acts 23:19-21
    3 verses
    78%

    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.'

    21But do not be persuaded by them, because more than forty of them are lying in wait for him. They have bound themselves under a curse not to eat or drink until they have killed him. Now they are ready and waiting for your consent.

  • Acts 22:30
    77%

    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 24:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1After 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.

    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 23:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14They 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.'

    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 28:17
    75%

    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 25:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    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 23:30-31
    2 verses
    75%

    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 5:27
    74%

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

  • Matt 26:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

    4And they plotted together to arrest Jesus by deceit and kill Him.

  • Acts 25:9
    74%

    9But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, replied to Paul, 'Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried there before me on these charges?'

  • Acts 6:12
    73%

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

  • Matt 26:59
    72%

    59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus so that they might put Him to death.

  • Acts 21:31
    72%

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

  • Acts 25:23
    72%

    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.

  • Matt 27:20
    72%

    20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus put to death.

  • Acts 25:1
    71%

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

  • Acts 25:17-18
    2 verses
    71%

    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
    71%

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

  • Acts 23:28
    71%

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

  • Acts 21:27
    71%

    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,

  • Acts 22:24
    71%

    24the 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 23:4
    71%

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

  • Acts 24:7
    71%

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

  • Luke 22:2
    71%

    2The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way to kill him because they were afraid of the people.

  • Matt 26:57
    71%

    57Those who had arrested Jesus took Him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled.

  • Acts 24:9
    71%

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

  • Acts 24:27
    71%

    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 21:12
    71%

    12When we heard this, we and the local believers pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.

  • Luke 22:66
    71%

    66At 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.

  • Acts 18:12
    71%

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

  • Mark 15:11
    71%

    11But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.

  • Mark 15:1
    71%

    1At once, early in the morning, the chief priests, along with the elders, scribes, and the entire council, held a consultation. They bound Jesus, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate.

  • Luke 23:10
    70%

    10The chief priests and the scribes stood there vehemently accusing Him.

  • Acts 26:12
    70%

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

  • Matt 27:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.

    2They tied Him up, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

  • Acts 19:31
    70%

    31Even some of the officials of Asia, who were his friends, sent word to him, urging him not to venture into the theater.

  • Acts 23:10
    70%

    10When 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.