Acts 24:21

Geneva Bible (1560)

Except 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.

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  • Acts 23:6 : 6 But when Paul perceiued that the one part were of the Sadduces, and the other of the Pharises, hee cried in the Council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharise, the sonne of a Pharise: I am accused of the hope and resurrection of the dead.
  • Acts 26:6-8 : 6 And now I stand and am accused for the hope of the promes made of God vnto our fathers. 7 Whereunto our twelue tribes instantly seruing God day and night, hope to come: for the which hopes sake, O King Agrippa, I am accused of the Iewes. 8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible vnto you, that God should raise againe the dead?
  • Acts 28:20 : 20 For this cause therefore haue I called for you, to see you, and to speake with you: for that hope of Israels sake, I am bound with this chaine.
  • Acts 4:2 : 2 Taking it grieuously that they taught the people, and preached in Iesus Name the resurrection from the dead.

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    18At what time, certaine Iewes of Asia founde mee purified in the Temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

    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,

  • 6But when Paul perceiued that the one part were of the Sadduces, and the other of the Pharises, hee cried in the Council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharise, the sonne of a Pharise: I am accused of the hope and resurrection of the dead.

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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:

    19But had certaine questions against him of their owne superstition, and of one Iesus which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be aliue.

    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.

  • 1Ye men, brethren and Fathers, heare my defence nowe towards you.

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    10Then Paul, after that the gouernour had beckened vnto him that hee shoulde speake, answered, I do the more gladly answere for my selfe, for as much as I knowe that thou hast bene of many yeres a iudge vnto this nation,

    11Seeing that thou mayest knowe, that there are but twelue dayes since I came vp to worship in Hierusalem.

    12And they neither found mee in the Temple disputing with any man, neither making vproare among the people, neither in the Synagogues, nor in the citie.

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

    14But this I confesse vnto thee, that after the way (which they call heresie) so worship I the God of my fathers, beleeuing all things which are written in the Lawe and the Prophets,

    15And haue hope towardes God, that the resurrection of the dead, which they themselues looke for also, shalbe both of iust and vniust.

    16And herein I endeuour my selfe to haue alway a cleare conscience towarde God, and toward men.

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    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.

    11For if I haue done wrong, or committed any thing worthie of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man, to pleasure them, can deliuer me to them: I appeale vnto Cæsar.

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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.

    20For this cause therefore haue I called for you, to see you, and to speake with you: for that hope of Israels sake, I am bound with this chaine.

  • 24And Festus sayd, King Agrippa, & all men which are present with vs, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Iewes haue called vpon me, both at Hierusalem, and here, crying, that he ought not to liue any longer.

  • 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.

  • 6And now I stand and am accused for the hope of the promes made of God vnto our fathers.

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    28And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.

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

  • Acts 26:2-3
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    2I thinke my selfe happy, King Agrippa, because I shall answere this day before thee of all the things whereof I am accused of the Iewes.

    3Chiefly, because thou hast knowledge of all customes, and questions which are among the Iewes: wherefore I beseech thee, to heare me patiently.

  • 8Why should it be thought a thing incredible vnto you, that God should raise againe the dead?

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

    22Neuertheles, I obteined helpe of God, and continue vnto this day, witnessing both to small and to great, saying none other things, then those which the Prophets and Moses did say should come,

  • 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.

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

  • 1And Paul behelde earnestly the Councill, and sayde, Men and brethren, I haue in all good conscience serued God vntill this day.

  • 9Then there was a great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none euill in this man: but if a spirit or an Angel hath spoken to him, let vs not fight against God.

  • 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.

  • 25And as he disputed of righteousnes & temperance, & of the iudgement to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time, and when I haue conuenient time, I will call for thee.

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    18Then certaine Philosophers of the Epicures, and of the Stoickes, disputed with him, and some sayde, What will this babler say? Others sayde, He seemeth to be a setter forth of straunge gods (because hee preached vnto them Iesus, and the resurrection.)

    19And they tooke him, and brought him into Mars streete, saying, May we not know, what this newe doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

  • 22And they heard him vnto this worde, but then they lift vp their voyces, and sayd, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not meete that he should liue.

  • 30And when he had thus spoken, the King rose vp, and the gouernour, and Bernice, and they that sate with them.

  • 16But rise and stand vp on thy feete: for I haue appeared vnto thee for this purpose, to appoint thee a minister and a witnesse, both of the things which thou hast seene, and of the things in the which I will appeare vnto thee,

  • 3My defence to them that examine mee, is this,

  • 32Now when they heard of the resurrection from the dead, some mocked, and other sayde, We will heare thee againe of this thing.

  • 4But that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy courtesie a fewe wordes.

  • 14But Peter standing with ye Eleuen, lift vp his voice, & said vnto them, Ye men of Iudea, and ye all that inhabite Hierusalem, be this knowen vnto you, and hearken vnto my woordes.