Acts 24:5

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Summary

For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

We have

And a mover

Nazarenes

Matthew 2:23

General references

Proverbs 18:17

Acts 18:13

Acts 24:12

Bible References

We have

And they set up false witnesses, who said, This man does not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the Law.

And bringing them near to the judges, they said, These men, being Jews, are exceedingly troubling our city.

And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brothers before the city judges, crying, These who have turned the world upside down have come here too,

crying out, Men, Israelites, help! This is the man who teaches all everywhere against the people and the Law and this place. And even he brought Greeks into the temple and has polluted this holy place.

And they listened to him until this word, and then they lifted up their voice, saying, Take such a one from the earth! For it is not fitting that he should live.

But we think it right to hear from you what you think. For truly as concerning this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.

And it happened when Ahab saw Elijah, Ahab said to him, Are you he that troubles Israel?

And the rulers said to the king, Please let this man be put to death. For in this way he weakens the hands of the men of war who remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them. For this man does not seek the good of this people, but the hurt.

Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, Amos has plotted against you in the midst of the house of Israel; the land is not able to bear all his words.

Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for My sake.

It is enough for the disciple that he is like his master, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.

And a mover

And Saul said to his servants standing by him, Now hear, Benjamites, will the son of Jesse give to any of you fields and vineyards, and make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?

let it be known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have come to Jerusalem, and are building the rebellious and the evil city, and have set up its walls, and have joined the foundations.

Then Sanballat sent his servant to me in the same way the fifth time with an open letter in his hand, in which was written,

And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people, in all the provinces of your kingdom. And their laws are different from all people, neither do they keep the king's laws. And it is not for the king's gain to allow them to live.

And they began to accuse Him, saying, We have found this one perverting the nation and forbidding them to give tribute to Caesar, saying himself to be a king, Christ.

having your conduct honest among the nations, in that which they speak against you as evildoers, they may glorify God in a day of His visitation, seeing your good works.

Nazarenes

And he came and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, "He shall be called a Nazarene."

General references

The first in his cause seems just, but his neighbor comes and searches him.

saying, This one persuades men to worship God contrary to the Law.

And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, nor making a gathering of a crowd; not even in the synagogues, nor throughout the city.