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- Acts 22:27
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The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
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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 23:11
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The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
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- Acts 23:15
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Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”
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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 23:21
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Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”
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- Acts 23:30
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When I was informed that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once. I also instructed his accusers to present their case against him before you.
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- Acts 23:35
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he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.
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- Acts 24:2
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When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
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- Acts 24:4
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But in order not to delay you any further, I beg your indulgence to hear us briefly.
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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 24:11
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You can verify for yourself that no more than twelve days ago I went up to Jerusalem to worship.
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- Acts 24:13
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Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
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- Acts 24:14
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I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and written in the Prophets,
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- Acts 24:18
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At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia
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- Acts 24:21
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unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
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- Acts 24:22
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Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the hearing and said, “When Lysias the commander comes, I will decide your case.”
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- Acts 24:25
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As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”
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- Acts 25:5
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So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”
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- Acts 25:10
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Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
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- Acts 25:26
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I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.
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- Acts 26:1
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Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
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- Acts 26:2
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“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
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- Acts 26:3
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especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
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- Acts 26:8
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Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
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- Acts 26:14
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We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
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- Acts 26:15
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‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
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- Acts 26:16
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‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
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- Acts 26:17
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I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
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- Acts 26:24
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At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
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- Acts 26:29
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“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
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- Acts 27:22
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But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
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- Acts 27:24
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and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
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- Acts 27:31
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But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
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- Acts 27:34
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So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
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- Acts 28:20
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So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
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- Acts 28:21
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The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
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- Acts 28:22
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But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
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- Acts 28:25
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They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
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- Acts 28:28
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Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”
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- Romans 1:6
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And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
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- Romans 1:7
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To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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- Romans 1:8
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First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
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- Romans 1:9
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God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
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- Romans 1:11
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For I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
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- Romans 1:12
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that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
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- Romans 1:13
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I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
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- Romans 1:15
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That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
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