it is that on you may fall the punishment for all the just blood shed on earth from the blood of Abel the just down to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

What! do you think I cannot appeal to my Father to furnish me at this moment with over twelve legions of angels?

Thus with many another appeal he spoke his message to the people.

from the blood of Abel down to the blood of Zechariah who was slain between the altar and the House of God ??yes, I tell you, it will all be charged upon this generation.

And in that town there was a widow who used to go and appeal to him for 'Justice against my opponent!'

And with many another appeal he urged and entreated them. "Save yourselves," he cried, "from this crooked generation!"

If I am a criminal, if I have done anything that deserves death, I do not object to die; but if there is nothing in any of their charges against me, then no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

But Paul entered an appeal for his case to be reserved for the decision of the emperor; so I ordered him to be detained till I could remit him to Caesar."

I could not find he had done anything that deserved death, so I decided to send him, on his own appeal, to the emperor.

But the Jews objected, and so I was obliged to appeal to Caesar ??not that I had any charge to bring against my own nation.

Well then, my brothers, I appeal to you by all the mercy of God to dedicate your bodies as a living sacrifice, consecrated and acceptable to God; that is your cult, a spiritual rite.

If I 'appeal to the interests of men,' then, it is with the fear of the Lord before my mind. What I am is plain to God without disguise, plain also, I trust, to your own conscience.

I appeal to you too, as a worker with God, do not receive the grace of God in vain.

I appeal to you myself by the gentleness and consideration of Christ ??the Paul who is 'humble enough to your face when he is with you, but outspoken enough when he gets away from you.'

For the appeal we make does not spring from any delusion or from impure motives ??it does not work by cunning;

Never censure an older man harshly; appeal to him as a father. Treat younger men like brothers,

I prefer to appeal to you on the ground of love. Well then, as Paul the old man, who now-a-days is a prisoner for Christ Jesus,

I appeal to you on behalf of my spiritual son born while I was in prison. It is Onesimus!

It was by faith that Abel offered God a richer sacrifice than Cain did, and thus won from God the record of being 'just,' on the score of what he gave; he died, but by his faith he is speaking to us still.

And have you forgotten the word of appeal that reasons with you as sons? ??My son, never make light of the Lord's discipline, never faint under his reproofs;

to Jesus who mediates the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood whose message is nobler than Abel's.

I appeal to you, brothers, to bear with this appeal of mine. It is but a short letter.

Beloved, as sojourners and exiles I appeal to you to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war upon the soul.

Now I make this appeal to your presbyters (for I am a presbyter myself, I was a witness of what Christ suffered and I am to share the glory that will be revealed),

Beloved, my whole concern was to write to you on the subject of our common salvation, but I am forced to write you an appeal to defend the faith which has once for all been committed to the saints;