Acts 23:9

Paul Before The Council

⁸ For the Sadducees believe there is no resurrection, angels or spirits, but the Pharisees accept all of them [to be true]. ⁹ A loud commotion developed [in the Council meeting]. Some of the teachers of the law of Moses who belonged to the Pharisee party stood up and argued, saying, "We can find nothing wrong with this man. What if an angel or spirit did speak to him?" ¹⁰ And when a serious debate broke out, the commander was afraid that Paul might [virtually] be torn apart by the mob, so he ordered his soldiers to go down [to the Council meeting] and forcibly remove Paul and take him to the battalion headquarters.

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Acts 22:7

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

Acts 22:17-18

"And it happened that when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the Temple, I fell into a trance [i.e., a semi-conscious vision-like state].

John 12:29

The crowd that was standing around heard this [i.e., the sound of the Father's voice], but said it was thunder. Others said, "An angel spoke to Him [i.e., Jesus]."

Mark 2:16

And when the experts in the law of Moses, being Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion], saw that He was eating with tax collectors and worldly people, they said to His disciples, "Why does Jesus eat and drink with tax collectors and worldly people?"

Acts 23:29

I found out that he was being accused over questions regarding their law, but that they had no charges against him deserving of the death penalty, or [even] of being kept in prison.

Acts 25:25

but I found that he had committed nothing which deserved the death [penalty]. And since he himself appealed [his case] to the Emperor, I decided to send him [to Rome].

Acts 26:31

and when they left [the room] they conferred with one another, saying, "This man is not doing anything deserving of the death penalty or [even] imprisonment."

Luke 5:30

Now the Pharisees and their experts in the law of Moses complained to Jesus' disciples, saying, "Why do you men eat and drink with tax collectors and worldly people?"

Luke 23:4

Then Pilate said to the leading priests and to the crowds [that had gathered], "I do not find anything wrong with this man."

Luke 23:14-15

and said to them, "You brought this man to me, claiming he was inciting people to disloyalty [i.e., to the government]. And look, I questioned him in front of you people but did not find him guilty of the charges you

Luke 23:22

So, Pilate called out to them a third time, "Why [should he be crucified]; what wrong has this man done? I have not found any reason for putting him to death, so I will punish him and [then] release him."

Acts 5:39

but if [it happens to be] of God, you will not be able to defeat them. And [if you try to], you may [actually] be fighting against [the work of] God."

Acts 9:4

He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

Acts 11:17

[Therefore], if God gave to them [i.e., the Gentiles] the same gift as He gave to us [Jews] when we [apostles, See chapter 1-2] believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, how could I stand against [the will of] God [by refusing to immerse them]?'"

Acts 23:8

For the Sadducees believe there is no resurrection, angels or spirits, but the Pharisees accept all of them [to be true].

Acts 26:14-19

When we all fell to the ground I heard a voice speaking in the Hebrew [i.e., Aramaic] language. [It said], 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are only hurting yourself by kicking against the spurs [i.e., opposing the work of God].'

Acts 27:23

For an angel from God, to whom I belong and whom I serve, appeared to me last night,

1 Corinthians 10:22

Or, are we [trying to] make the Lord jealous [by doing this]? [Do we think] we are stronger that He is?