Thematic Bible: The accused
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Courts of justice » The accused » The evidence of two or more witnesses required in
This is the third time I am coming to you: "in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established."
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now it is written in your law, that the testimony of two men is valid.
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Courts of justice » The accused » Permitted to plead their own cause
Then Agrippa said to Paul, you are at liberty to make your defence. upon which Paul disengaging his hand from his cloak, thus made his plea.
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Then the governour sign'd to Paul to reply; who said, I enter upon my defence with the greater confidence, by considering you have govern'd this nation several years:
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Courts of justice » The accused » Sometimes treated with insult
then they spit in his face, some beat him on the head, others slapt him on the cheeks,
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Upon his expressing himself thus, one of the officers there present, struck Jesus on the face, saying, answerest thou the high priest so? Jesus replied, if I have said any thing injurious, show then wherein; but if I said right, why do you smite me?
Courts of justice » The accused » Stood before the judge
When Jesus appear'd before the governor, the governor asked him, art thou the king of the Jews? and Jesus answer'd yes.
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Courts of justice » The accused » Examined on oath
but Jesus made no reply. and the high priest said to him, I conjure thee by the living God, to tell us, are you the Christ the son of God?
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Courts of justice » The accused » Sometimes examined by torture
when the commanding officer order'd him to be brought into the castle, and put to the question by the lash, in order to find out the reason of their exclamations against him.
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immediately those who were going to put him to the question, withdrew: the commander himself being under some apprehension for having order'd him to be bound.
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