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Acts 24:10
When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

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Genesis 40:15
For indeed, I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also I have done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.”

Acts 23:1
Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”

Acts 23:2
The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

Acts 23:3
Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

Acts 23:4
Those who stood by said, “Do you malign God’s high priest?”

Acts 23:5
Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ”

Acts 23:10
When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.

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 26:4
“Indeed, all the Jews know my way of life from my youth up, which was from the beginning among my own nation and at Jerusalem;

Acts 27:22
Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

Acts 27:36
Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

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1 Samuel 2:25
If one man sins against another, God will judge him; but if a man sins against Yahweh, who will intercede for him?” Notwithstanding, they didn’t listen to the voice of their father, because Yahweh intended to kill them.

Luke 12:14
But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?”

Luke 18:2
saying, “There was a judge in a certain city who didn’t fear God and didn’t respect man.

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Deuteronomy 17:18
It shall be, when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write himself a copy of this law in a book, out of that which is before the Levitical priests.

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 26:59
Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

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 6:11
Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

Acts 6:12
They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and came against him and seized him, then brought him in to the council,

Acts 6:13
and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

Acts 6:14
For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place, and will change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

Acts 6:15
All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.

Acts 26:26
For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.

1 Corinthians 13:2
If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.

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Luke 1:22
When he came out, he could not speak to them. They perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.

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Daniel 3:15
Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which I have made, good; but if you don’t worship, you shall be cast the same hour into the middle of a burning fiery furnace. Who is that god who will deliver you out of my hands?”

Matthew 10:19
But when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.

Mark 13:11
When they lead you away and deliver you up, don’t be anxious beforehand or premeditate what you will say, but say whatever will be given you in that hour. For it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit.

Luke 21:15
for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

Acts 4:8
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “You rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

Acts 4:9
if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,

Acts 4:10
may it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, this man stands here before you whole in him.

Acts 4:11
He is ‘the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.’

Acts 4:12
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”

Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, judge for yourselves,

Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Acts 17:22
Paul stood in the middle of the Areopagus and said, “You men of Athens, I perceive that you are very religious in all things.

Acts 19:12
so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.

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Acts 21:15
After these days we took up our baggage and went up to Jerusalem.

Acts 21:16
Some of the disciples from Caesarea also went with us, bringing one Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we would stay.

Acts 21:17
When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

Acts 21:18
The day following, Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present.

Acts 21:21
They have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children and not to walk after the customs.

Acts 21:26
Then Paul took the men, and the next day purified himself and went with them into the temple, declaring the fulfillment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them.

Acts 21:27
When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,

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Acts 22:25
When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”

Acts 23:12
When it was day, some of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.

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 23:26
“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: Greetings.

Acts 23:29
I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

Acts 23:30
When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”

Acts 23:31
So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

Acts 23:34
When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

Acts 24:23
He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

Acts 25:7
When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,

Acts 25:26
of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination I may have something to write.

Acts 26:31
When they had withdrawn, they spoke to one another, saying, “This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”

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Acts 26:24
As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”

Romans 2:15
in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying with them, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or else excusing them)

1 Corinthians 9:3
My defense to those who examine me is this:

2 Corinthians 7:11
For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vindication! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

Philippians 1:7
It is even right for me to think this way on behalf of all of you, because I have you in my heart, because both in my bonds and in the defense and confirmation of the Good News, you all are partakers with me of grace.

Philippians 1:17
but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

2 Timothy 4:16
At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.

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John 18:29
Pilate therefore went out to them and said, “What accusation do you bring against this man?”

1 Timothy 5:19
Don’t receive an accusation against an elder except at the word of two or three witnesses.

Titus 1:1
Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

Titus 1:6
if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

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