Jeremiah 37:20
Therefore now, please listen, O my lord the king; please let my petition come before you and be acceptable and do not make me return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I may not die there.”
Jeremiah 36:7
It may be that their supplication [for mercy] will come before the Lord, and everyone will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger and the wrath that the Lord has pronounced against this people.”
Jeremiah 26:15
But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood on yourselves and on this city and on its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.”
Jeremiah 38:6-9
So they took Jeremiah and threw him into the
Jeremiah 38:26
then you are to say to them, ‘I was presenting my [humble] petition and plea to the king so that he would not send me back to Jonathan’s house to die there.’”
Acts 23:16-22
But the son of Paul’s sister heard of their [planned] ambush, and he went to the barracks and told Paul.
Acts 25:10-11
Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know.
Acts 28:18-19
After they had interrogated me, they were ready to release me because I was not guilty of any offense deserving death.