7 Bible Verses about Accusations, Nt Legal System
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If, therefore, Demetrius and the artisans with him have a charge against any, court days are held, and there are pro-consuls; let them accuse one another. And if you desire any thing of other matters, let it be determined in a lawful assembly. For we are in danger of being called to account for the tumult of to-day, there being no cause by which we can excuse this concourse.read more.
And having said these words he dismissed the assembly.
And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose with one consent against Paul and brought him to the tribunal, saying, This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.
And calling two of the centurions he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred light armed troops, after the third hour of the night. And provide animals to put Paul on, and take him safely to Felix the procurator. And he wrote a letter having this form;read more.
Claudius Lysias to the most excellent procurator Felix, greeting. I went with the soldiery and rescued this man, when he was siezed by the Jews, and about to be killed by them, having learned that he is a Roman; and wishing to know the cause for which they accuse him, I took him down to their Sanhedrim, and found him criminated in respect to questions of their law, but charged with nothing worthy of death or bonds. Being informed that a conspiracy was about to be formed against the man, I immediately sent to you, commanding also his accusers to speak before you.
AND after five days the chief priest Ananias, with the elders, and a certain orator, Tertullus, went down and gave information to the procurator against Paul. And he being called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Having obtained great peace by you, and things being happily arranged for this nation by your oversight in all things and in all places we accept [it] most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.read more.
But that I may not further weary you, I beg you to hear us briefly, with your clemency. For finding this man a pestilence and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a chief of the sect of the Nazoraeans, who also endeavored to profane the temple, whom we also took, (Added verse not retained in Sawyer) from whom you will be able to learn by examination of all these things of which we accuse him. And the Jews also assented, saying, These things are so.
FESTUS therefore coming into the province, after three days went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem. And the chief priests and the first men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
but the Jews opposing it I was compelled to appeal to Caesar; not that I have any thing of which to accuse my nation.