Acts 24:1
The Accusations Against Paul After five days the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney named Tertullus, and they brought formal charges against Paul to the governor.
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- Acts 23:2 : 2 At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
- Acts 24:11 : 11 As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
- Acts 25:2 : 2 So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him.
- Acts 23:24 : 24 and provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be brought safely to Felix the governor.”
- Acts 23:30 : 30 When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.
- Acts 23:35 : 35 he said,“I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive too.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
- Acts 21:27 : 27 When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from the province of Asia who had seen him in the temple area stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
- Ps 11:2 : 2 For look, the wicked prepare their bows, they put their arrows on the strings, to shoot in the darkness at the morally upright.
- Isa 3:3 : 3 captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, advisers and those skilled in magical arts, and those who know incantations.
- Acts 12:21 : 21 On a day determined in advance, Herod put on his royal robes, sat down on the judgment seat, and made a speech to them.
- Acts 25:15 : 15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
- 1 Cor 2:1 : 1 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.
- 1 Cor 2:4 : 4 My conversation and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
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2When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying,“We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight.
- Acts 25:1-22 verses76%
1Paul Appeals to Caesar Now three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
2So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him.
- Acts 25:13-153 verses75%
13Festus Asks King Agrippa for Advice After several days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to pay their respects to Festus.
14While they were staying there many days, Festus explained Paul’s case to the king to get his opinion, saying,“There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.
15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
- Acts 25:5-73 verses74%
5“So,” he said,“let your leaders go down there with me, and if this man has done anything wrong, they may bring charges against him.”
6After Festus had stayed not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.
7When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they were not able to prove.
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30Paul Before the Sanhedrin The next day, because the commanding officer wanted to know the true reason Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to assemble. He then brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
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17Paul Addresses the Jewish Community in Rome After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders together. When they had assembled, he said to them,“Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.
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23Paul Before King Agrippa and Bernice So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall, along with the senior military officers and the prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.
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2At that the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near Paul to strike him on the mouth.
- Acts 24:10-112 verses71%
10Paul’s Defense Before Felix When the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied,“Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I confidently make my defense.
11As you can verify for yourself, not more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
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15So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place.”
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33When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
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27When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,
- Acts 23:19-202 verses70%
19The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked,“What is it that you want to report to me?”
20He replied,“The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire more thoroughly about him.
- Acts 24:17-215 verses70%
17After several years I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings,
18which I was doing when they found me in the temple, ritually purified, without a crowd or a disturbance.
19But there are some Jews from the province of Asia who should be here before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
20Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,
21other than this one thing I shouted out while I stood before them:‘I am on trial before you today concerning the resurrection of the dead.’”
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24Paul Speaks Repeatedly to Felix Some days later, when Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish, he sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
- Acts 25:17-182 verses69%
17So after they came back here with me, I did not postpone the case, but the next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought.
18When his accusers stood up, they did not charge him with any of the evil deeds I had suspected.
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30So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,
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5On the next day, their rulers, elders, and experts in the law came together in Jerusalem.
6Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others who were members of the high priest’s family.
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27After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix, and because he wanted to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
- Acts 23:30-312 verses69%
30When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.
31So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him to Antipatris during the night.
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27When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from the province of Asia who had seen him in the temple area stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,
28shouting,“Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people, our law, and this sanctuary! Furthermore he has brought Greeks into the inner courts of the temple and made this holy place ritually unclean!”
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24Then Annas sent him, still tied up, to Caiaphas the high priest.
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12Paul Before the Proconsul Gallio Now while Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews attacked Paul together and brought him before the judgment seat,
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26Claudius Lysias to His Excellency Governor Felix, greetings.
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1Paul’s Defense“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”
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21When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin– that is, the whole high council of the Israelites– and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.
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7who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.
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4Those standing near him said,“Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”
5Paul replied,“I did not realize, brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written,‘You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.’”
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8When you examine him yourself, you will be able to learn from him about all these things we are accusing him of doing.”
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9There was a great commotion, and some experts in the law from the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly,“We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
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12A man named Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well spoken of by all the Jews who live there,
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6He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.
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1The Arrest and Trial of Peter and John While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the commander of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,