Acts 23:28

Geneva Bible (1560)

And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.

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  • Acts 22:30 : 30 On the next day, because hee would haue knowen the certaintie wherefore he was accused of the Iewes, he loosed him from his bonds, and commaunded the hie Priests and all their Councill to come together: and he brought Paul, and set him before them.

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    29There I perceiued that hee was accused of questions of their Lawe, but had no crime worthy of death, or of bondes.

    30And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commaunded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.

  • 27As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.

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    15Of whom when I came to Hierusalem, the high Priestes and Elders of the Iewes informed me, and desired to haue iudgement against him.

    16To whome I answered, that it is not the maner of the Romanes for fauour to deliuer any man to the death, before that hee which is accused, haue the accusers before him, and haue place to defend himselfe, concerning the crime.

    17Therefore when they were come hither, without delay the day following I sate on the iudgement seate, and commaunded the man to be brought foorth.

    18Against whom when the accusers stood vp, they brought no crime of such things as I supposed:

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    29Then straightway they departed from him, which should haue examined him: and the chiefe captaine also was afrayd, after he knewe that hee was a Romane, and that he had bound him.

    30On the next day, because hee would haue knowen the certaintie wherefore he was accused of the Iewes, he loosed him from his bonds, and commaunded the hie Priests and all their Councill to come together: and he brought Paul, and set him before them.

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    17And the third day after, Paul called the chiefe of the Iewes together: and when they were come, he said vnto them, Men and brethren, though I haue committed nothing against the people, or Lawes of the fathers, yet was I deliuered prisoner from Hierusalem into the handes of the Romanes.

    18Who when they had examined me, would haue let me goe, because there was no cause of death in me.

    19But when the Iewes spake contrary, I was constrained to appeale vnto Cesar, not because I had ought to accuse my nation of.

  • Acts 24:6-8
    3 verses
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    6And hath gone about to pollute the Temple: therefore wee tooke him, and woulde haue iudged him according to our Lawe:

    7But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him out of our handes,

    8Commanding his accusers to come to thee: of whom thou mayest (if thou wilt inquire) know all these things whereof we accuse him.

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    14And sayd vnto them, Ye haue brought this man vnto me, as one that peruerted the people: and beholde, I haue examined him before you, and haue found no fault in this man, of those things whereof ye accuse him:

    15No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him: and loe, nothing worthy of death is done of him.

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    25Yet haue I found nothing worthy of death, that he hath committed: neuertheles, seeing that he hath appealed to Augustus, I haue determined to send him.

    26Of whome I haue no certaine thing to write vnto my Lord: wherefore I haue brought him forth vnto you, and specially vnto thee, King Agrippa, that after examination had, I might haue somewhat to write.

    27For me thinketh it vnreasonable to send a prisoner, and not to shewe the causes which are layde against him.

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    18So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee.

    19Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?

    20And he saide, The Iewes haue conspired to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring foorth Paul to morow into the Council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly:

  • 20And because I doubted of such maner of question, I asked him whether he would goe to Hierusalem, and there be iudged of these things.

  • 35I will heare thee, said he, when thine accusers also are come, and commaunded him to bee kept in Herods iudgement hall.

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    19Who ought to haue bene present before thee, and accuse me, if they had ought against me.

    20Or let these themselues say, if they haue found any vniust thing in mee, while I stoode in the Council,

    21Except it be for this one voyce, that I cried standing among them, Of the resurrection of the dead am I accused of you this day.

    22Nowe when Felix heard these things, he deferred them, and said, When I shall more perfectly know the things which concerne this way, by the comming of Lysias the chiefe Captaine, I will decise your matter.

  • 27And when they had brought them, they set them before the Councill, & the chiefe Priest asked them,

  • 29Pilate then went out vnto them, and said, What accusation bring yee against this man?

  • 24The chiefe captaine commanded him to be led into the castle, and bade that he should be scourged, and examined, that he might knowe wherefore they cryed so on him.

  • 15Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him.

  • Acts 25:5-8
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    5Let them therefore, saide he, which among you are able, come downe with vs: and if there be any wickednes in the man, let them accuse him.

    6Now when he had taried among them no more then ten dayes, hee went downe to Cæsarea, and the next day sate in the iudgement seat, and commaunded Paul to be brought.

    7And when hee was come, the Iewes which were come fro Hierusalem, stoode about him and layd many and grieuous complaints against Paul, whereof they could make no plaine proofe,

    8Forasmuch as he answered, that he had neither offended any thing against the lawe of the Iewes, neither against ye temple, nor against Cæsar.

  • 12Thus they mooued the people & the Elders, and the Scribes: and running vpon him, caught him, and brought him to the Councill,

  • 31And when they were gone apart, they talked betweene themselues, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, nor of bonds.

  • 10Then said Paul, I stand at Cæsars iudgment seate, where I ought to be iudged: to the Iewes I haue done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

  • 34And one cryed this, another that, among the people. So when he could not know the certeintie for the tumult, he commaunded him to be led into the castell.

  • 13Neither can they proue the things, whereof they now accuse me.

  • 22And he sayd vnto them the third time, But what euill hath he done? I finde no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him loose.

  • 40For we are euen in ieopardie to be accused of this dayes sedition, for as much as there is no cause, whereby we may giue a reason of this concourse of people.

  • Luke 23:1-2
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    1Then the whole multitude of them arose, and led him vnto Pilate.

    2And they began to accuse him, saying, We haue found this man peruerting the nation, and forbidding to pay tribute to Cesar, saying, That he is Christ a King.

  • 2Then the high Priest, and the chiefe of the Iewes appeared before him against Paul: and they besought him,

  • 21For this cause the Iewes caught me in the Temple, and went about to kill me.

  • 10And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commaunded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.

  • 28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate to kill him.