Acts 24:19
But there are some Jews from the province of Asia who should be here before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
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- 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 25:16 : 16 I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.
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- Acts 24:20-212 verses87%
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.’”
- Acts 24:17-182 verses79%
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.
- Acts 25:15-184 verses77%
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.
16I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.
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.
- Acts 24:8-136 verses77%
8When you examine him yourself, you will be able to learn from him about all these things we are accusing him of doing.”
9The Jews also joined in the verbal attack, claiming that these things were true.
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.
12They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city,
13nor can they prove to you the things they are accusing me of doing.
- Acts 28:17-193 verses76%
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.
18When they had heard my case, they wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
19But when the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar– not that I had some charge to bring against my own people.
- Acts 23:28-303 verses76%
28Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.
29I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.
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.
- Acts 25:10-112 verses75%
10Paul replied,“I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I should be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
11If then I am in the wrong and have done anything that deserves death, I am not trying to escape dying, but if not one of their charges against me is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
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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.”
- Acts 25:26-272 verses74%
26But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this preliminary hearing I may have something to write.
27For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without clearly indicating the charges against him.”
- Acts 25:7-82 verses74%
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.
8Paul said in his defense,“I have committed no offense against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”
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1Paul’s Defense“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense that I now make to you.”
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24Then Festus said,“King Agrippa, and all you who are present here with us, you see this man about whom the entire Jewish populace petitioned me both in Jerusalem and here, shouting loudly that he ought not to live any longer.
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29(For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, and they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.)
- Acts 26:2-54 verses73%
2“Regarding all the things I have been accused of by the Jews, King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate that I am about to make my defense before you today,
3because you are especially familiar with all the customs and controversial issues of the Jews. Therefore I ask you to listen to me patiently.
4Now all the Jews know the way I lived from my youth, spending my life from the beginning among my own people and in Jerusalem.
5They know, because they have known me from time past, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest party of our religion, I lived as a Pharisee.
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14and said to them,“You brought me this man as one who was misleading the people. When I examined him before you, I did not find this man guilty of anything you accused him of doing.
- Acts 19:37-382 verses72%
37For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
38If then Demetrius and the craftsmen who are with him have a complaint against someone, the courts are open and there are proconsuls; let them bring charges against one another there.
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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.
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6He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.
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40For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering.”
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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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20Because I was at a loss how I could investigate these matters, I asked if he were willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
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32Agrippa said to Festus,“This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
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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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35he 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.
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19I replied,‘Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat those in the various synagogues who believed in you.
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1Paul looked directly at the council and said,“Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God to this day.”
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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.
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21They replied,“We have received no letters from Judea about you, nor have any of the brothers come from there and reported or said anything bad about you.