Acts 28:22

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But 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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  • Acts 24:14 : 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 Pet 2:12 : 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Yet do so with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that when you are maligned, those who accuse your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.
  • Luke 2:34 : 34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: "This child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed.
  • Acts 16:20-21 : 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.'
  • Acts 17:6-7 : 6 When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city rulers, shouting, 'These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here too.' 7 And Jason has welcomed them. They are all acting contrary to Caesar's decrees, saying that there is another king—Jesus.
  • Acts 24:5-6 : 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 5:17 : 17 Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with jealousy.
  • Acts 15:5 : 5 But some believers from the sect of the Pharisees stood up and declared, "It is necessary to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses."
  • 1 Pet 4:14-16 : 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16 However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
  • Acts 26:5 : 5 They have known me for a long time, and if they are willing, they can testify that I lived according to the strictest sect of our religion as a Pharisee.
  • 1 Cor 11:19 : 19 Indeed, there must be factions among you so that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 28:21
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    21They 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.'

  • Acts 17:18-21
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    18Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also debated with him. Some said, 'What is this babbler trying to say?' Others remarked, 'He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods,' because he was preaching about Jesus and the resurrection.

    19They took hold of him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, 'May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting?

    20For you bring some strange ideas to our ears, and we want to know what they mean.

    21(All the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there spent their time doing nothing but talking about and listening to the latest ideas.)

  • 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.

    20When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to him, 'You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.'

    21'They have been informed that you teach all the Jews living among the Gentiles to turn away from Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or follow our customs.'

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

  • Acts 28:23-24
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    23They arranged to meet with him on a certain day, and many came to the place where he was staying. From morning until evening, Paul was explaining and testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them about Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

    24Some were convinced by what he said, but others did not believe.

  • Acts 19:40
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    40For 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 25:15
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    15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, requesting a judgment against him.

  • Acts 22:19
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    19But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

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

  • Acts 6:14
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    14For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs Moses handed down to us.

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

  • Gal 1:23
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    23They only heard the report: 'The one who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.'

  • Acts 24:14
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    14But 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.

  • Acts 26:3
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    3Especially because you are so familiar with all the customs and controversies among the Jews. I therefore ask you to listen to me patiently.

  • Acts 22:22
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    22They listened to him until this statement. Then they raised their voices, shouting, 'Rid the earth of this man! He should not be allowed to live!'

  • Acts 16:21
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    21'They are advocating customs that are not lawful for us Romans to accept or practice.'

  • Acts 23:28-29
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    28Wanting to know the exact charge they were bringing against him, I brought him down to their council.

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

  • Acts 24:4-6
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    4But so as not to take more of your time, I beg you to listen to us briefly in your kindness.

    5We 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.

    6He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him and wanted to judge him according to our law.

  • Acts 4:20
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    20'For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.'

  • Acts 21:28-29
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    28Shouting, '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.'

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

  • Acts 28:17
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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.'

  • Acts 15:24
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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,

  • Acts 4:16
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    16They said, 'What are we to do with these men? For it is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a notable sign has been performed through them, and we cannot deny it.'

  • Acts 22:15
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    15For you will be His witness to all people of what you have seen and heard.

  • Acts 28:19
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    19But when the Jews objected, I felt compelled to appeal to Caesar—not because I had any accusation to bring against my own people.

  • Acts 23:20
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    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.'

  • Acts 13:7
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    7He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.

  • 1 Thess 2:15
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    15They killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and they drove us out. They do not please God and are hostile to everyone.

  • Acts 17:8
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    8They stirred up the crowd and the city rulers as they heard these things.

  • Acts 24:2
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    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 9:21
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    21All who heard him were amazed and said, "Isn’t this the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And didn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?"

  • Acts 23:15
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    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 19:37
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    37For you have brought these men here, who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of your goddess.

  • Acts 19:32
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    32Meanwhile, some were shouting one thing and some another, for the assembly was in disarray, and most of them did not know why they had come together.

  • Acts 24:11
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    11You can easily verify that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.

  • Acts 23:9
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    9A 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?'

  • Acts 24:19-20
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    19But there are some Jews from Asia who ought to be here before you to bring charges if they have anything against me.

    20Or let these men here state what wrongdoing they found in me when I stood before the Sanhedrin.

  • Acts 25:19-20
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    19Instead, they had some matters of dispute with him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who was dead, but whom Paul claimed to be alive.

    20Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there regarding these charges.