Acts 21:35
When he came to the steps, Paul had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,
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- Gen 6:11-12 : 11 The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence. 12 God saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined, for all living creatures on the earth were sinful.
- Ps 55:9 : 9 Confuse them, O Lord! Frustrate their plans! For I see violence and conflict in the city.
- Ps 58:2 : 2 No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth.
- Jer 23:10 : 10 For the land is full of people unfaithful to him. They live wicked lives and they misuse their power. So the land is dried up because it is under his curse. The pastures in the wilderness are withered.
- Hab 1:2-3 : 2 How long, LORD, must I cry for help? But you do not listen! I call out to you,“Violence!” But you do not deliver! 3 Why do you force me to witness injustice? Why do you put up with wrongdoing? Destruction and violence confront me; conflict is present and one must endure strife.
- Acts 21:40 : 40 When the commanding officer had given him permission, Paul stood on the steps and gestured to the people with his hand. When they had become silent, he addressed them in Aramaic,
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30 The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts, and immediately the doors were shut.
31 While they were trying to kill him, a report was sent up to the commanding officer of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
32 He immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When they saw the commanding officer and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33 Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.
34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else, and when the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth because of the disturbance, he ordered Paul to be brought into the barracks.
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36 for a crowd of people followed them, screaming,“Away with him!”
- Acts 22:23-242 verses75%
23 While they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust in the air,
24 the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.
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16 Jesus is Mocked So the soldiers led him into the palace(that is, the governor’s residence) and called together the whole cohort.
17 They put a purple cloak on him and after braiding a crown of thorns, they put it on him.
18 They began to salute him:“Hail, king of the Jews!”
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1 Jesus Brought Before Pilate Then the whole group of them rose up and brought Jesus before Pilate.
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- Matt 27:26-283 verses73%
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27 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the governor’s residence and gathered the whole cohort around him.
28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe around him,
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29 They got up, forced him out of the town, and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff.
30 But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.
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35 Then they brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt, and had Jesus get on it.
36 As he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road.
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31 When they had mocked him, they stripped him of the robe and put his own clothes back on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.
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36 When he heard a crowd going by, he asked what was going on.
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57 But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.
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8 Then the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to release a prisoner for them, as was his custom.
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32 For he will be handed over to the Gentiles; he will be mocked, mistreated, and spat on.
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21 But they kept on shouting,“Crucify, crucify him!”
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2 They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
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39 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads
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13 They shouted back,“Crucify him!”
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10 As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, saying,“Who is this?”