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- Acts 19:13
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Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
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- Acts 19:15
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But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
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- Acts 19:21
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After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
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- Acts 19:26
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And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
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- Acts 19:29
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Soon the whole city was in disarray. They rushed together into the theatre, dragging with them Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s traveling companions from Macedonia.
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- Acts 19:30
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Paul wanted to go before the assembly, but the disciples would not allow him.
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- Acts 20:1
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When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples. And after encouraging them, he said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.
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- Acts 20:7
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On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Since Paul was ready to leave the next day, he talked to them and kept on speaking until midnight.
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- Acts 20:9
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And a certain young man named Eutychus, seated in the window, was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell from the third story and was picked up dead.
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- Acts 20:10
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But Paul went down, threw himself on the young man, and embraced him. “Do not be alarmed!” he said. “He is still alive!”
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- Acts 20:13
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We went on ahead to the ship and sailed to Assos, where we were to take Paul aboard. He had arranged this because he was going there on foot.
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- Acts 20:16
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Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.
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- Acts 20:37
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They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
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- Acts 21:4
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We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
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- Acts 21:11
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Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
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- Acts 21:13
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Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
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- Acts 21:18
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The next day Paul went in with us to see James, and all the elders were present.
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- Acts 21:26
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So the next day Paul took the men and purified himself along with them. Then he entered the temple to give notice of the date when their purification would be complete and the offering would be made for each of them.
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- Acts 21:29
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For they had previously seen Trophimus the Ephesian with him in the city, and they assumed that Paul had brought him into the temple.
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- Acts 21:30
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The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
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- Acts 21:32
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Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
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- Acts 21:37
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As they were about to take Paul into the barracks, he asked the commander, “May I say something to you?” “Do you speak Greek?” he replied.
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- Acts 21:39
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But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
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- Acts 21:40
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Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:
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- Acts 22:25
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But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
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- Acts 22:28
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“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
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- Acts 22:30
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The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
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- Acts 23:1
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Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
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- Acts 23:3
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Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
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- Acts 23:5
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“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”
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- Acts 23:6
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Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
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- Acts 23:10
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The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
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- Acts 23:12
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When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
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- Acts 23:14
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They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
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- Acts 23:16
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But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the plot, he went into the barracks and told Paul.
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- Acts 23:17
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Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
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- Acts 23:18
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So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
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- Acts 23:20
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He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
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- Acts 23:24
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Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”
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- Acts 23:31
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So the soldiers followed their orders and brought Paul by night to Antipatris.
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- Acts 23:33
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When the horsemen arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and presented Paul to him.
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- Acts 24:1
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Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
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- Acts 24:10
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When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.
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- Acts 24:24
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After several days, Felix returned with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess. He sent for Paul and listened to him speak about faith in Christ Jesus.
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- Acts 24:26
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At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
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- Acts 24:27
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After two years had passed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus. And wishing to do the Jews a favor, Felix left Paul in prison.
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- Acts 25:2
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where the chief priests and Jewish leaders presented their case against Paul. They urged Festus
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- Acts 25:4
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But Festus replied, “Paul is being held in Caesarea, and I myself am going there soon.
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- Acts 25:6
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After spending no more than eight or ten days with them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered that Paul be brought in.
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- Acts 25:8
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Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”
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