Acts 26:31
and as they were leaving they said to one another,“This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”
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- Acts 23:29 : 29 I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.
- Acts 23:9 : 9 There 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?”
- 2 Sam 24:17 : 17 When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the LORD,“Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep– what have they done? Attack me and my family.”
- Luke 23:4 : 4 Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds,“I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”
- Luke 23:14-15 : 14 and 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. 15 Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing deserving death.
- Acts 25:25 : 25 But I found that he had done nothing that deserved death, and when he appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.
- Acts 28:18 : 18 When they had heard my case, they wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
- 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.
- 1 Pet 4:14-16 : 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker. 16 But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.
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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,
- Acts 25:23-275 verses81%
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.
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.
25But I found that he had done nothing that deserved death, and when he appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.
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 23:27-304 verses79%
27This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, when I came up with the detachment and rescued him, because I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.
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 28:17-193 verses79%
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 25:8-1811 verses77%
8Paul said in his defense,“I have committed no offense against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”
9But Festus, wanting to do the Jews a favor, asked Paul,“Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem and be tried before me there on these charges?”
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!”
12Then, after conferring with his council, Festus replied,“You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you will go!”
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.
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.
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26For the king knows about these things, and I am speaking freely to him, because I cannot believe that any of these things has escaped his notice, for this was not done in a corner.
- Luke 23:14-152 verses75%
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.
15Neither did Herod, for he sent him back to us. Look, he has done nothing deserving death.
- Acts 25:4-63 verses73%
4Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.
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.
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22The Roman Commander Questions Paul The crowd was listening to him until he said this. Then they raised their voices and shouted,“Away with this man from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!”
- Acts 26:1-22 verses72%
1Paul Offers His Defense So Agrippa said to Paul,“You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:
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,
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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.
- Acts 24:19-213 verses72%
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.’”
- Acts 22:29-302 verses71%
29Then those who were about to interrogate him stayed away from him, and the commanding officer was frightened when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had had him tied up.
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.
- Acts 25:20-212 verses71%
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.
21But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar.”
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19(This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.)
- Acts 24:26-272 verses71%
26At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would give him money, and for this reason he sent for Paul as often as possible and talked with him.
27After two years had passed, Porcius Festus succeeded Felix, and because he wanted to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
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2They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
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35At daybreak the magistrates sent their police officers, saying,“Release those men.”
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26When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying,“What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
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15But when they had ordered them to go outside the council, they began to confer with one another,
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19The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked,“What is it that you want to report to me?”