Acts 23:9

Paul Before The Council

⁸ For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all. ⁹ And there occurred a great uproar; and some of the scribes of the Pharisaic party stood up and began to argue heatedly, saying, “We find nothing wrong with this man; suppose a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” ¹⁰ And as a great dissension was developing, the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them and ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.

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Acts 22:7

and I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?’

Acts 22:17-18

“It happened when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I fell into a trance,

John 12:29

So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were saying, “An angel has spoken to Him.”

Mark 2:16

When the scribes of the Pharisees saw that He was eating with the sinners and tax collectors, they said to His disciples, “Why is He eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners?”

Acts 23:29

and I found him to be accused over questions about their Law, but under no accusation deserving death or imprisonment.

Acts 25:25

But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

Acts 26:31

and when they had gone aside, they began talking to one another, saying, “This man is not doing anything worthy of death or imprisonment.”

1 Samuel 24:17

He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt wickedly with you.

Proverbs 16:7

When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord,
He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Luke 5:30

The Pharisees and their scribes began grumbling at His disciples, saying, “Why do you eat and drink with the tax collectors and sinners?”

Luke 23:4

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no guilt in this man.”

Luke 23:14-15

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

Luke 23:22

And he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt demanding death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”

Acts 5:39

but if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow them; or else you may even be found fighting against God.”

Acts 9:4

and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

Acts 11:17

Therefore if God gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?”

Acts 23:8

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.

Acts 26:14-19

And when we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew dialect, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

Acts 27:23

For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,

1 Corinthians 10:22

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? We are not stronger than He, are we?