Acts 28:21

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They replied, 'We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor has any of the brothers who came here reported or said anything bad about you.'

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  • Acts 22:5 : 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.
  • Exod 11:7 : 7 But not even a dog will bark against any of the Israelites, either man or beast, so that you may know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
  • Isa 41:11 : 11 Behold, all who are enraged against you will be ashamed and disgraced. Those who oppose you will be as nothing and will perish.
  • Isa 50:8 : 8 He who vindicates me is near. Who will bring charges against me? Let us face each other. Who is my accuser? Let him confront me.
  • Isa 54:17 : 17 No weapon formed against you will succeed, and you will refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their vindication is from Me, declares the Lord.

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    22But we would like to hear from you what you think, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.

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    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.'

    18They examined me and wanted to release me because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

    19But when the Jews objected, I felt compelled to appeal to Caesar—not because I had any accusation to bring against my own people.

    20For this reason, I have asked to see you and to speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.

  • Acts 21:19-22
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    19After greeting them, Paul gave a detailed account of everything God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

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    17When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters welcomed us warmly.

  • Acts 15:24-25
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    24Since we have heard that some have gone out from us and troubled you with teachings, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no such instructions,

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  • Acts 25:7-8
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    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.

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  • Acts 23:28-30
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    28Wanting to know the exact charge they were bringing against him, I brought him down to their council.

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  • Acts 24:18-20
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