Acts 21:38

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?

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  • Matt 24:26 : 26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
  • Acts 5:36-37 : 36 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. 37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
  • 1 Cor 4:13 : 13 Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
  • Matt 5:11 : 11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

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  • Acts 21:36-37
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    36For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.

    37And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

  • Acts 21:27-34
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    27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

    28Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this ple: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy ple.

    29(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)

    30And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.

    31And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

    32Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.

    33Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

    34And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

  • Acts 23:18-23
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    18So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

    19Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

    20And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

    21But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee.

    22So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast shewed these things to me.

    23And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night;

  • Acts 7:27-28
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    27But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

    28Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?

  • Acts 23:15
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    15Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

  • Luke 23:19
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    19(Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.)

  • Acts 21:39
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    39But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

  • Acts 23:9-10
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    9And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

    10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.

  • Acts 5:36
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    36For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.

  • Acts 28:17-18
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    17And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

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

  • Acts 23:13
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    13And they were more than forty which had made this conspiry.

  • Acts 24:5-7
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    5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

    6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged cording to our law.

    7But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

  • Acts 23:30
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    30And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his cusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

  • Acts 25:24
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    24And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

  • Mark 15:7
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    7And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.

  • Acts 28:4
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    4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.

  • Acts 9:21
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    21But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

  • Acts 23:27
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    27This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

  • Acts 25:15
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    15About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.

  • Acts 22:24-25
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    24The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

    25And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

  • Acts 21:21
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    21And they are informed of thee, that thou tehest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.

  • Acts 19:40
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    40For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an count of this concourse.

  • Acts 22:27
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    27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

  • Acts 22:22
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    22And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

  • Acts 25:11
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    11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these cuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

  • Acts 27:1
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    1And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.

  • Acts 22:4
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    4And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

  • Acts 26:31
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    31And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

  • 2 Cor 11:32
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    32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:

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    19But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.