Acts 24:4
But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.
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Acts 24:4
But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.
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Acts 24:1
And after five days, the high priest, Ananias, came with certain of the rulers, and an expert talker, one Tertullus; and they made a statement to Felix against Paul.
Acts 24:2
And when he had been sent for, Tertullus, starting his statement, said, Because by you we are living in peace, and through your wisdom wrongs are put right for this nation,
Acts 24:3
In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix.
Acts 24:4
But, so that I may not make you tired, I make a request to you of your mercy, to give hearing to a short statement.
Acts 24:5
For this man, in our opinion, is a cause of trouble, a maker of attacks on the government among Jews through all the empire, and a chief mover in the society of the Nazarenes:
Acts 24:6
Who, in addition, was attempting to make the Temple unclean: whom we took,
Acts 24:8
And from whom you will be able, by questioning him yourself, to get knowledge of all the things which we say against him.
Acts 24:9
And the Jews were in agreement with his statement, saying that these things were so.
Acts 24:10
Then when the ruler had given him a sign to make his answer, Paul said, Because I have knowledge that you have been a judge over this nation for a number of years, I am glad to make my answer:
Acts 24:11
Seeing that you are able to make certain of the fact that it is not more than twelve days from the time when I came up to Jerusalem for worship;
Acts 24:12
And they have not seen me in argument with any man in the Temple, or working up the feelings of the people, in the Synagogues or in the town:
Acts 24:13
And they are not able to give facts in support of the things which they say against me now.
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2 Corinthians 10:1
Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:
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Philippians 4:5
Let your gentle behaviour be clear to all men. The Lord is near.
1 Peter 2:18
Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.
James 3:17
But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
1 Peter 3:7
And you husbands, give thought to your way of life with your wives, giving honour to the woman who is the feebler vessel, but who has an equal part in the heritage of the grace of life; so that you may not be kept from prayer.
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1 Thessalonians 2:18
For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.
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1 Kings 21:10
And get two good-for-nothing persons to come before him and give witness that he has been cursing God and the king. Then take him out and have him stoned to death.
1 Kings 21:13
And the two good-for-nothing persons came in and took their seats before him and gave witness against Naboth, in front of the people, saying, Naboth has been cursing God and the king. Then they took him outside the town and had him stoned to death.
Matthew 26:60
And they were not able to get it, though a number of false witnesses came.
Acts 6:11
Then they got men to say, He has said evil against Moses and against God, in our hearing.
Acts 6:12
And the people, with the rulers and the scribes, were moved against him, and they came and took him before the Sanhedrin,
Acts 6:13
And they got false witnesses who said, This man is for ever saying things against this holy place and against the law:
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Romans 15:22
For which reason I was frequently kept from coming to you:
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