Acts 21
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And when s we had parted from them and set sail, we t came by a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
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And having found a ship crossing to Phoenicia, we went aboard and set sail.
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When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload its cargo.
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And having sought out the disciples, we stayed there for seven days. And u through the Spirit they were telling Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
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When our days there were ended, we departed and went on our journey, and they all, with wives and children, v accompanied us until we were outside the city. And w kneeling down on the beach, we prayed
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and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.
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When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted x the brothers and stayed with them for one day.
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On the next day we departed and came to Caesarea, and we entered the house of y Philip z the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
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He had four unmarried daughters, a who prophesied.
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While we were staying for many days, a prophet named b Agabus came down from Judea.
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And coming to us, he c took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, d "Thus says the Holy Spirit, e 'This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and f deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'"
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When we heard this, we and the people there g urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Then Paul answered, g "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For h I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem i for the name of the Lord Jesus."
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And since he would not be persuaded, j we ceased and said, k "Let the will of the Lord be done."
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After these days we got ready and went up to Jerusalem.
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And some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to the house of Mnason of Cyprus, an early disciple, with whom we should lodge.
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When we had come to Jerusalem, l the brothers received us gladly.
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On the following day Paul went in with us to m James, and all n the elders were present.
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After greeting them, o he related one by one p the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his q ministry.
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And when they heard it, they r glorified God. And they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews of those who have believed. They are all s zealous for the law,
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and they have been told about you that you teach all t the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, u telling them v not to circumcise their children or w walk according to x our customs.
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What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.
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Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men y who are under a vow;
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take these men and z purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, y so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law.
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But as for the Gentiles who have believed, a we have sent a letter with our judgment that they should abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality."
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Then Paul took the men, and the next day z he purified himself along with them and b went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and c the offering presented for each one of them.
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When c the seven days were almost completed, d the Jews from Asia, e seeing him in the temple, stirred up the whole crowd and laid hands on him,
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crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who f is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and g the law and g this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and h has defiled g this holy place."
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For they had previously seen i Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
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Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and j dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
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j And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of k the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
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l He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
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Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him m to be bound n with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.
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o Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, some another. And as he could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered him to be brought into p the barracks.
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And when he came to the steps, he was actually carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd,
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for the mob of the people followed, crying out, q "Away with him!"
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As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the tribune, "May I say something to you?" And he said, "Do you know Greek?
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Are you not r the Egyptian, then, who recently stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Assassins out s into the wilderness?"
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Paul replied, t "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no obscure city. I beg you, permit me to speak to the people."
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And when he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the steps, u motioned with his hand to the people. And when there was a great hush, he addressed them in v the Hebrew language, saying:
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Acts 16:10
And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
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Acts 16:11
So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis.
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Acts 21:11
And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.'
Acts 20:23
Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.
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Acts 20:38
Being sorrowful most of all because of the word he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.
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Acts 20:36
And when he had said these things, he knelt down and prayed with them all.
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John 21:23
So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, "If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?
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Acts 6:5
And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch.
Acts 8:5
Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed to them the Christ.
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Ephesians 4:11
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers.
2 Timothy 4:5
As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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Acts 2:17 - 18
'And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.
Luke 2:36
And there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin.
1 Corinthians 11:5
But every wife who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same as if her head were shaven.
Acts 13:1
Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a member of the court of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
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Acts 11:28
And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Spirit that there would be a great famine over all the world (this took place in the days of Claudius).
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1 Samuel 15:27 - 28
As Samuel turned to go away, Saul seized the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
1 Kings 11:30
Then Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and tore it into twelve pieces.
Isaiah 20:3
Then the Lord said, "As my servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and a portent against Egypt and Cush.
Jeremiah 13:1 - 11
Thus says the Lord to me, "Go and buy a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, and do not dip it in water.
Jeremiah 27:2
Thus the Lord said to me: "Make yourself straps and yoke-bars, and put them on your neck.
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Acts 20:23
Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.
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Acts 21:33
Then the tribune came up and arrested him and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He inquired who he was and what he had done.
Acts 9:16
For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.
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Acts 21:31 - 33
And as they were seeking to kill him, word came to the tribune of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
Matthew 20:19
And deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.
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Matthew 16:21 - 23
From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
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Acts 21:12
When we heard this, we and the people there urged him not to go up to Jerusalem.
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Acts 20:24
But I do not account my life of any value nor a...
Romans 8:36
As it is written, "For your sake we are being k...
2 Corinthians 4:16
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self ...
2 Corinthians 12:10
For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with...
Philippians 2:17
Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offeri...
Acts 15:26
Men who have risked their lives for the sake of...
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Acts 5:41
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
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Ruth 1:18
And when Naomi saw that she was determined to go with her, she said no more.
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Matthew 6:10
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
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Acts 21:7
When we had finished the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais, and we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day.
Acts 15:4
When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they declared all that God had done with them.
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Acts 12:17
But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell these things to James and to the brothers." Then he departed and went to another place.
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Acts 11:30
And they did so, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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Acts 14:27
And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles.
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Romans 15:18 - 19
For I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me to bring the Gentiles to obedience - by word and deed.
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Acts 1:17
For he was numbered among us and was allotted his share in this ministry.
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Acts 11:18
When they heard these things they fell silent. And they glorified God, saying, "Then to the Gentiles also God has granted repentance that leads to life.
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Acts 22:3
I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day.
Romans 10:2
For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.
Galatians 1:14
And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.
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James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
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Acts 21:28
Crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who is teaching everyone everywhere against the people and the law and this place. Moreover, he even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.
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Romans 2:28 - 29
For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.
1 Corinthians 7:19
For neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God.
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Mark 7:5
And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, "Why do your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?
Galatians 2:14
But when I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas before them all, "If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force the Gentiles to live like Jews?
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Acts 6:14
For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses delivered to us.
Acts 15:1
But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, "Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.
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Acts 18:18
After this, Paul stayed many days longer and then took leave of the brothers and set sail for Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow.
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Acts 21:26
Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself along with them and went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them.
Acts 24:18
While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But some Jews from Asia -
John 11:55
Now the Passover of the Jews was at hand, and many went up from the country to Jerusalem before the Passover to purify themselves.
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Acts 21:23
Do therefore what we tell you. We have four men who are under a vow.
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Acts 15:19 - 20
Therefore my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who turn to God.
Acts 15:29
That you abstain from what has been sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what has been strangled, and from sexual immorality. If you keep yourselves from these, you will do well. Farewell.
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Acts 21:24
Take these men and purify yourself along with them and pay their expenses, so that they may shave their heads. Thus all will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you yourself also live in observance of the law.
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Numbers 6:13
And this is the law for the Nazirite, when the time of his separation has been completed: he shall be brought to the entrance of the tent of meeting.
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Numbers 6:9 - 12
And if any man dies very suddenly beside him and he defiles his consecrated head, then he shall shave his head on the day of his cleansing; on the seventh day he shall shave it.
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Acts 21:26
Then Paul took the men, and the next day he purified himself along with them and went into the temple, giving notice when the days of purification would be fulfilled and the offering presented for each one of them.
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Acts 13:50
But the Jews incited the devout women of high standing and the leading men of the city, stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out of their district.
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Acts 24:18
While I was doing this, they found me purified in the temple, without any crowd or tumult. But some Jews from Asia -
Acts 26:21
For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
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Acts 21:21
And they have been told about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or walk according to our customs.
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Acts 6:13
And they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law.
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Acts 6:13
And they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law.
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Acts 6:13
And they set up false witnesses who said, "This man never ceases to speak words against this holy place and the law.
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Acts 24:6
He even tried to profane the temple, but we seized him.
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Acts 20:4
Sopater the Berean, son of Pyrrhus, accompanied him; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and the Asians, Tychicus and Trophimus.
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Acts 26:21
For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.
2 Kings 11:15
Then Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains who were set over the army, "Bring her out between the ranks, and put to death with the sword anyone who follows her." For the priest said, "Let her not be put to death in the house of the Lord.
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Acts 21:30
Then all the city was stirred up, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
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Acts 10:1
At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.
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Acts 23:27
This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen.
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Acts 20:23
Except that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city that imprisonment and afflictions await me.
Acts 21:11
And coming to us, he took Paul's belt and bound his own feet and hands and said, "Thus says the Holy Spirit, 'This is how the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.
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Acts 12:6
Now when Herod was about to bring him out, on t...
Acts 22:29
So those who were about to examine him withdrew...
Acts 26:29
And Paul said, "Whether short or long, I would ...
Acts 28:20
For this reason, therefore, I have asked to see...
Ephesians 6:20
For which I am an ambassador in chains, that I ...
2 Timothy 1:16
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of On...
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Acts 19:32
Now some cried out one thing, some another, for the assembly was in confusion, and most of them did not know why they had come together.
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Acts 22:24
The tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined by flogging, to find out why they were shouting against him like this.
Acts 23:10
And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.
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Acts 22:22
Up to this word they listened to him. Then they raised their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live.
Luke 23:18
But they all cried out together, "Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas" -
John 19:15
They cried out, "Away with him, away with him, crucify him!" Pilate said to them, "Shall I crucify your King?" The chief priests answered, "We have no king but Caesar.
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Acts 5:36
For before these days Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and a number of men, about four hundred, joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and came to nothing.
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Matthew 24:26
So, if they say to you, 'Look, he is in the wilderness,' do not go out. If they say, 'Look, he is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.
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Acts 9:11
And the Lord said to him, "Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying.
Acts 22:3
I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God as all of you are this day.
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Acts 12:17
But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, "Tell these things to James and to the brothers." Then he departed and went to another place.
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Acts 22:2
And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he said:
Acts 26:14
And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.
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