49 Bible Verses about accusations
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If {a malicious witness} gets up {to accuse} anyone to testify against him falsely,
Do not accept an accusation against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
{The testimony of a single witness may not be used to convict} [with respect to] any crime and for any wrongdoing in any offense that a person committed; on the {evidence} of two witnesses or on the {evidence} of three witnesses {a charge shall be sustained}.
And {when he was being accused} by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing.
But [do so] with courtesy and respect, having a good conscience, so that in [the things] in which you are slandered, the ones who malign your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.
Who will bring charges against God's elect? God [is] the one who justifies.
maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in [the things] in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.
Do not slander a servant to his master, or else he will curse you and you will be guilty.
And he did not reply to him, not even with reference to one statement, so that the governor was very astonished.
But Michael the archangel, when he argued with the devil, disputing concerning the body of Moses, did not dare to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!"
For the will of God is as follows: [by] doing good to silence the ignorance of foolish people.
" 'You will not {spread} a false report. Do not lift your hand with [the] wicked to be a malicious witness.
Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to {the deeds he is doing}, disparaging us with evil words. And not being content with these, he does not receive the brothers himself, and he hinders those wanting [to do so] and throws [them] out of the church.
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing {before} the angel of Yahweh; and Satan was standing on his right to accuse him.
If anyone is blameless, [the] husband of one wife, having faithful children, not {accused of dissipation} or rebellious.
Every weapon formed against you shall not succeed, and you shall declare guilty every tongue [that] rises against you for judgment. This [is] the inheritance of the servants of Yahweh, and their {legal right} from me," {declares} Yahweh.
he who obtains rights for me [is] near. Who will contend with me? Let us stand together. Who [is] the master of my judgment? Let him approach me.
but now you have been reconciled by {his physical body} through death, to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him,
Yet, let no one contend, and let no one accuse, for with you, O priest, [is my] contention.
And they put above his head the charge against him {in writing}: "This is Jesus, the king of the Jews."
Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false testimony against Jesus in order that they could put him to death.
And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, the one who accuses them before our God day and night.
and now look {he has accused her falsely}, saying, "I did not find {your daughter a virgin}," but here [is] [evidence of] the virginity of my daughter'; and they shall spread the cloth [out] {before} the elders of the city.
You will stay far from a {false charge}, and do not kill [the] innocent and [the] righteous, because I will not declare [the] wicked righteous.
Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father! The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have put your hope!
Let lying lips be dumb, that speak against [the] righteous unrestrained with arrogance and contempt.
"Indeed, you write bitter things against me, and you make me reap the iniquities of my childhood.
The king then commanded, and these men were brought {who had accused Daniel}, and they threw them and their children and their wives into {the lion pit}, and they had not reached the floor of the pit {before} the lions had overpowered them and they had crushed all of their bones.
who show the work of the law written on their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts [one] after another accusing or even defending them
Then the [other] administrators and satraps {began to seek} to find pretext against Daniel {in connection with the kingdom}, but they were not able to find any pretext and {corruption} {because} he was trustworthy, and no negligence or {corruption} {could be found in him}.
And Zacchaeus stopped [and] said to the Lord, "Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I am giving to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone, I am paying [it] back four times [as much]!"
These [things] you have done, and I have been silent; You imagined that I was just like you. I will rebuke you and present [an argument] before your eyes.
whereas angels, who are greater in strength and power, do not bring against them a demeaning judgment.
Nor can they prove [the things] to you concerning which they are now accusing me.
do you say about [he] whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
And he also said to the disciples, "A certain man was rich, who had a manager. And charges were brought to him that this person was squandering his possessions.
From Thematic Bible
FALSE » Accusations
Then Eli said to her, "How long will you behave like someone [who is] drunk? Put away your wine!"
You have also set up prophets to proclaim in Jerusalem concerning you, saying, '[There is] a king in Judah.' And now it will be proclaimed to the king according to these words. Now, come and we will plan together."
But stretch out your hand and touch his bones and his flesh, [and see] {whether} he will {curse} you to your face."
"Indeed, you have required a pledge from your family for nothing, and you have stripped off [the] clothes of [the] naked.
{And when} he [was] at the Gate of Benjamin, there [was] {a sentry on duty} whose name [was] Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, and he seized Jeremiah the prophet, {saying}, "You [are] deserting to the Chaldeans!"
Topics on Accusations
Accusations, Against Christ
John 19:6So when they saw him, the chief priests and the officers shouted, saying, "Crucify! Crucify!" Pilate said to them, "You take him and crucify [him]! For I do not find a basis for an accusation against him."
Accusations, Against Early Christians
Acts 16:19-21But [when] her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas [and] dragged [them] into the marketplace before the rulers.
Accusations, False Examples
Genesis 31:26-30Then Laban said to Jacob, "What have you done that you {tricked me} and have carried off my daughters like captives of the sword?
Accusations, In Church Affairs
1 Timothy 5:19Do not accept an accusation against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
Accusations, Nt Legal System
Acts 19:38-41If then Demetrius and the craftsmen [who are] with him have a complaint against anyone, the court days are observed and there are proconsuls--let them bring charges against one another!
Accusations, Ot Legal System
Deuteronomy 19:15-21{The testimony of a single witness may not be used to convict} [with respect to] any crime and for any wrongdoing in any offense that a person committed; on the {evidence} of two witnesses or on the {evidence} of three witnesses {a charge shall be sustained}.
Accusations, Source Of
Job 1:6-12And it happened {one day} {that} the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan also came into their midst.
False Accusations
Exodus 23:1" 'You will not {spread} a false report. Do not lift your hand with [the] wicked to be a malicious witness.
False Accusations, Examples Of
Genesis 39:7-20And it happened [that] after these things his master's wife cast her eyes on Joseph, and she said, "Lie with me."
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