Acts 23:28

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

And when I would have known the cause wherefore they cused him, I brought him forth into their council:

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  • Acts 22:30 : 30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was cused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

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    29 Whom I perceived to be cused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

    30 And 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.

  • 27 This 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.

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

    16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is cused have the cusers fe to fe, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

    17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.

    18 Against whom when the cusers stood up, they brought none cusation of such things as I supposed:

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    29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

    30 On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was cused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

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    17 And 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.

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

    19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to cuse my nation of.

  • Acts 24:6-8
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    6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged cording to our law.

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

    8 Commanding his cusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we cuse him.

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    14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him:

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

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    25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

    26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.

    27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.

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    18 So 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.

    19 Then 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?

    20 And 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.

  • 20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.

  • 35 I will hear thee, said he, when thine cusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

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    19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

    20 Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

    21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

    22 And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.

  • 27 And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,

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

  • 24 The 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.

  • 15 Now 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.

  • Acts 25:5-8
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    5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and cuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

    6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.

    7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

    8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

  • 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

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

  • 10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

  • 34 And 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.

  • 13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now cuse me.

  • 22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let him go.

  • 40 For 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.

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

    2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

  • 2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

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

  • 10 And 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.

  • 28 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.