Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
Bible References
Thus
Luke 23:2
They began bringing accusations against Him, saying, "We discovered this man misleading the people of our nation and telling them not to pay taxes to Caesar, and claiming that he himself was the Messiah, a king!"
John 11:46
But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.
Acts 16:20
And when they brought them before the city officials, they made this charge [against them]: "These Jewish men are causing too much trouble in our city,
Acts 17:6
When they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials and shouted, "These men have turned the world upside down [i.e., disrupted society by their preaching] and have [now] come here also [i.e., to do the same thing in our community].
Acts 24:5
We have found this man [i.e., Paul] to be extremely bothersome, and an instigator of strife among the Jews throughout the world and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
Acts 28:22
But we would like to hear what you think, for according to our knowledge, this sect [you belong to] is being spoken against everywhere."