Acts 25:7

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Summary

And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

And laid

General references

Acts 24:13

Acts 28:18

Bible References

And laid

Festus *said, “King Agrippa, and all you gentlemen here present with us, you see this man about whom all the people of the Jews appealed to me, both at Jerusalem and here, loudly declaring that he ought not to live any longer.

crying out, “Men of Israel, come to our aid! This is the man who preaches to all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides he has even brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”

For we have found this man a real pest and a fellow who stirs up dissension among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

so that a search may be made in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and damaging to kings and provinces, and that they have incited revolt within it in past days; therefore that city was laid waste.

Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of all other people and they do not observe the king’s laws, so it is not in the king’s interest to let them remain.

Do not deliver me over to the

desire of my adversaries,

For false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as breathe out violence.

Malicious witnesses rise up;

They ask me of things that I do not know.

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

They did not find any, even though many false witnesses came forward. But later on two came forward,

The chief priests began to accuse Him harshly.

And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man misleading our nation and forbidding to pay taxes to Caesar, and saying that He Himself is Christ, a King.”

If you are reviled

for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

General references

Nor can they prove to you the charges of which they now accuse me.

And when they had examined me, they were willing to release me because there was no ground for putting me to death.