Acts 24:1
After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
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Acts 24:1
After five days, the high priest, Ananias, came down with certain elders and an orator, one Tertullus. They informed the governor against Paul.
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Deuteronomy 22:1
You shall not see your brother’s ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them. You shall surely bring them again to your brother.
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1 Kings 21:10
Set two men, wicked fellows, before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king!’ Then carry him out, and stone him to death.”
1 Kings 21:13
The two men, the wicked fellows, came in and sat before him. The wicked fellows testified against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king!” Then they carried him out of the city and stoned him to death with stones.
Psalms 27:12
Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.
Psalms 35:11
Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.
Matthew 26:60
and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward
Mark 14:55
Now the chief priests and the whole council sought witnesses against Jesus to put him to death, and found none.
Acts 24:6
He even tried to profane the temple, and we arrested him.
Acts 24:8
By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him.”
Acts 24:12
In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.
Acts 24:13
Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.
Acts 25:5
“Let them therefore”, he said, “that are in power among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong in the man, let them accuse him.”
Acts 25:16
I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
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Job 31:31
if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?’
Psalms 11:2
For, behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrows on the strings, that they may shoot in darkness at the upright in heart.
Psalms 27:3
Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war should rise against me, even then I will be confident.
Psalms 52:2
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalms 64:3
who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
Psalms 64:4
to shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.
Psalms 64:5
They encourage themselves in evil plans. They talk about laying snares secretly. They say, “Who will see them?”
Psalms 64:6
They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.
Psalms 140:2
those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.
Psalms 140:3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.
Proverbs 4:16
For they don’t sleep unless they do evil. Their sleep is taken away, unless they make someone fall.
Jeremiah 9:3
“They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood. They have grown strong in the land, but not for truth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they don’t know me,” says Yahweh.
Jeremiah 9:4
“Everyone beware of his neighbor, and don’t trust in any brother; for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbor will go around like a slanderer.
Acts 23:13
There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.
Revelation 12:10
I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, the power, and the Kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ has come; for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them before our God day and night.
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Psalms 55:2
Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan
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Proverbs 6:16
There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him:
Proverbs 6:17
arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
Proverbs 6:18
a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to mischief,
Proverbs 6:19
a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
1 Timothy 4:1
But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
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Psalms 50:19
“You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.
Psalms 64:2
Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;
Proverbs 30:14
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.
Jeremiah 18:18
Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give heed to any of his words.”
1 John 2:1
My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.
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Matthew 10:16
“Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Matthew 11:16
“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
Mark 13:9
“But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.
Acts 4:8
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people and elders of Israel,
1 Timothy 3:2
The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
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Acts 5:1
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
Acts 9:10
Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias!” He said, “Behold, it’s me, Lord.”
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Acts 6:9
But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.
Acts 15:1
Some men came down from Judea and taught the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised after the custom of Moses, you can’t be saved.”
Acts 22:3
“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
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Acts 12:2
He killed James, the brother of John, with the sword.
Acts 12:21
On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.
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Mark 15:11
But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that he should release Barabbas to them instead.
Acts 12:1
Now about that time, King Herod stretched out his hands to oppress some of the assembly.
Acts 14:19
But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
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Acts 21:37
As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, “May I speak to you?” He said, “Do you know Greek?
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Acts 22:12
“One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,
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Acts 23:11
The following night, the Lord stood by him and said, “Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome.”
Acts 25:12
Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”
Romans 15:23
but now, no longer having any place in these regions, and having these many years a longing to come to you,
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Acts 17:32
Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, “We want to hear you again concerning this.”
Acts 23:23
He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”
Acts 23:24
He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.
Acts 23:28
Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.
Acts 23:32
But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
Acts 24:25
As he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and answered, “Go your way for this time, and when it is convenient for me, I will summon you.”
Acts 24:27
But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.
Acts 25:1
Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
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Romans 3:12
They have all turned away. They have together become unprofitable. There is no one who does good, no, not so much as one.”
Romans 3:13
“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips.”
Romans 3:14
“Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
Romans 3:15
“Their feet are swift to shed blood.
Romans 3:16
Destruction and misery are in their ways.
Romans 3:17
The way of peace, they haven’t known.”
Romans 3:18
“There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Romans 3:19
Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.
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Romans 16:22
I, Tertius, who write the letter, greet you in the Lord.
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1 Corinthians 2:1
When I came to you, brothers, I didn’t come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
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1 Corinthians 2:4
My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
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