'Accusations' in the Bible

Moreover, he has raised accusations of impropriety by saying, 'I discovered your daughter was not a virgin,' but this is the evidence of my daughter's virginity!" The cloth must then be spread out before the city's elders.

For You record bitter accusations against meand make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

“Should a wise man [such as you] utter such windy and vain knowledge [as we have just heard]And fill himself with the east wind [of withering, parching, and violent accusations]?

“Far be it from me that I should admit you are right [in your accusations against me];Until I die, I will not remove my integrity from me.

“Oh, that I had one to listen to me!Look, here is my signature (mark);Let the Almighty answer me!Let my adversary write out His indictment [and put His vague accusations in tangible form].

They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray.

Now at that time certain Chaldeans came forward and brought malicious accusations against the Jews.

Then, as the High Priests went on heaping accusations on Him,

So Pilate asked him again, "Don't you have any answer? Look how many accusations they're bringing against you!"

Jesus also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.

and said to them, “You brought this man before me as one who corrupts and incites the people to rebellion. After examining Him before you, I have found no guilt in this Man regarding the charges which you make against Him.

I found out that the accusations were about disputed matters in their law, and that there was no charge that merited death or chains.

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."

The Jewish leaders supported his accusations by asserting that these things were true.

After Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges against him which they were not able to prove,

Therefore, if I am guilty and have committed anything worthy of death, I do not try to escape death; but if there is nothing to the accusations which these men are bringing against me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar (Emperor Nero).”

For it seems absurd and unreasonable to me to send a prisoner [to Rome] without indicating the charges against him.”

"I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, that I can defend myself today against all the accusations of the Jewish leaders,