Acts 5:37

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After him Judas the Galilean arose in the days of the census, and incited people to follow him in revolt. He too was killed, and all who followed him were scattered.

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  • Luke 2:1-2 : 1 The Census and the Birth of Jesus Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes. 2 This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
  • Luke 13:1-2 : 1 A Call to Repent Now there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices. 2 He answered them,“Do you think these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered these things?
  • Job 20:5-9 : 5 that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. 6 Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds, 7 he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say,‘Where is he?’ 8 Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, and like a vision of the night he is put to flight. 9 People who had seen him will not see him again, and the place where he was will recognize him no longer.
  • Ps 7:14-15 : 14 See the one who is pregnant with wickedness, who conceives destructive plans, and gives birth to harmful lies– 15 he digs a pit and then falls into the hole he has made.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden. 16 The LORD revealed himself; he accomplished justice; the wicked were ensnared by their own actions.(Higgaion. Selah)
  • Matt 26:52 : 52 Then Jesus said to him,“Put your sword back in its place! For all who take hold of the sword will die by the sword.

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  • 38 So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, it will come to nothing,

  • 25 to assume the task of this service and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”

  • 7 Crowds by the Sea Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,

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    16 “Brothers, the scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through David concerning Judas– who became the guide for those who arrested Jesus–

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  • 47 Betrayal and Arrest While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.

  • 12 There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some were saying,“He is a good man,” but others,“He deceives the common people.”

  • 5 For we have found this man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

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    48 But Jesus said to him,“Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”

  • 37 you know what happened throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John announced:

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  • 30 Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.

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  • 4 Simon the Zealot and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

  • 16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.

  • 19 (This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.)

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    8 They caused confusion among the crowd and the city officials who heard these things.

  • 27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,

  • 7 A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.

  • 15 So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day.

  • 48 If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation.”

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  • 7 When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.

  • 28 And he got up and followed him, leaving everything behind.

  • 5 But they persisted in saying,“He incites the people by teaching throughout all Judea. It started in Galilee and ended up here!”

  • 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples(the one who was going to betray him) said,

  • 7 Herod’s Confusion about Jesus Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead,

  • 40 Then they shouted back,“Not this man, but Barabbas!”(Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.)

  • 37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

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  • 3 Judas’ Suicide Now when Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders,

  • 30 But he passed through the crowd and went on his way.

  • 57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)

  • 11 But the chief priests stirred up the crowd to have him release Barabbas instead.

  • 50 Then all the disciples left him and fled.

  • 3 So Judas obtained a squad of soldiers and some officers of the chief priests and Pharisees. They came to the orchard with lanterns and torches and weapons.

  • 19 Thus the Pharisees said to one another,“You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”

  • 20 But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to have Jesus killed.

  • 18 And in this way, with many other exhortations, John proclaimed good news to the people.