Acts 6:13
They brought forward false witnesses who said,“This man does not stop saying things against this holy place and the law.
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- Acts 6:11 : 11 Then they secretly instigated some men to say,“We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
- Acts 21:28 : 28 shouting,“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!”
- Acts 25:8 : 8 Paul said in his defense,“I have committed no offense against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”
- Acts 7:58 : 58 When they had driven him out of the city, they began to stone him, and the witnesses laid their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul.
- Ps 27:12 : 12 Do not turn me over to my enemies, for false witnesses who want to destroy me testify against me.
- Ps 35:11 : 11 Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me.
- Ps 56:5 : 5 All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.
- Matt 24:15 : 15 The Abomination of Desolation“So when you see the abomination of desolation– spoken about by Daniel the prophet– standing in the holy place”(let the reader understand),
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11 Then they secretly instigated some men to say,“We have heard this man speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
12 They incited the people, the elders, and the experts in the law; then they approached Stephen, seized him, and brought him before the council.
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14 For we have heard him saying that Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
- Mark 14:55-606 verses81%
55 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death, but they did not find anything.
56 Many gave false testimony against him, but their testimony did not agree.
57 Some stood up and gave this false testimony against him:
58 “We heard him say,‘I will destroy this temple made with hands and in three days build another not made with hands.’”
59 Yet even on this point their testimony did not agree.
60 Then the high priest stood up before them and asked Jesus,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
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6 He even tried to desecrate the temple, so we arrested him.
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59 The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were trying to find false testimony against Jesus so that they could put him to death.
60 But they did not find anything, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
61 and declared,“This man said,‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’”
62 So the high priest stood up and said to him,“Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”
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65 They also said many other things against him, reviling him.
66 When day came, the council of the elders of the people gathered together, both the chief priests and the experts in the law. Then they led Jesus away to their council
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65 Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared,“He has blasphemed! Why do we still need witnesses? Now you have heard the blasphemy!
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10 The chief priests and the experts in the law were there, vehemently accusing him.
- Acts 21:27-282 verses74%
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,
28 shouting,“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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27 When they had brought them, they stood them before the council, and the high priest questioned them,
28 saying,“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name. Look, you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man’s blood on us!”
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4 Those standing near him said,“Do you dare insult God’s high priest?”
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2 They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”
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13 saying,“This man is persuading people to worship God in a way contrary to the law!”
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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.
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37 For you have brought these men here who are neither temple robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.
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6 So the beast opened his mouth to blaspheme against God– to blaspheme both his name and his dwelling place, that is, those who dwell in heaven.
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63 Then the high priest tore his clothes and said,“Why do we still need witnesses?
64 You have heard the blasphemy! What is your verdict?” They all condemned him as deserving death.
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12 They did not find me arguing with anyone or stirring up a crowd in the temple courts or in the synagogues or throughout the city,
13 nor can they prove to you the things they are accusing me of doing.
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3 Then some of the experts in the law said to themselves,“This man is blaspheming!”
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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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11 But they were filled with mindless rage and began debating with one another what they would do to Jesus.
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3 Then the chief priests began to accuse him repeatedly.
4 So Pilate asked him again,“Have you nothing to say? See how many charges they are bringing against you!”
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29 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads and saying,“Aha! You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
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16 If a false witness testifies against another person and accuses him of a crime,
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3 Then the chief priests and the elders of the people met together in the palace of the high priest, who was named Caiaphas.
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45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.
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20 Or these men here should tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the council,
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1 The Authority of Jesus Now one day, as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and the experts in the law with the elders came up
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16 saying,“What should we do with these men? For it is plain to all who live in Jerusalem that a notable miraculous sign has come about through them, and we cannot deny it.
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1 Stephen’s Defense Before the Council Then the high priest said,“Are these things true?”
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57 Condemned by the Sanhedrin Now the ones who had arrested Jesus led him to Caiaphas, the high priest, in whose house the experts in the law and the elders had gathered.
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27 The Authority of Jesus They came again to Jerusalem. While Jesus was walking in the temple courts, the chief priests, the experts in the law, and the elders came up to him
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41 In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law and elders– were mocking him:
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47 Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people were seeking to assassinate him,