Acts 26:12

“I was traveling to Damascus under these circumstances with authority and a commission from the chief priests.

1 Kings 21:8-10

So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.

Psalm 94:20-21

Can a corrupt throne—
one that creates trouble by law—
become Your ally?

Isaiah 10:1

Woe to those enacting crooked statutes
and writing oppressive laws

Jeremiah 26:8

He finished the address the Lord had commanded him to deliver to all the people. Then the priests, the prophets, and all the people took hold of him, yelling, “You must surely die!

‘The Lord has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada the priest to be the chief officer in the temple of the Lord, responsible for every madman who acts like a prophet. You must confine him in the stocks and an iron collar.

John 7:45-48

Then the temple police came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why haven’t you brought Him?”

John 11:57

The chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it so they could arrest Him.

Acts 9:1-8

Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord. He went to the high priest

Acts 22:5-11

as both the high priest and the whole council of elders can testify about me. After I received letters from them to the brothers, I traveled to Damascus to bring those who were prisoners there to be punished in Jerusalem.

Acts 26:10

I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.

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