3 Bible Verses about Courts
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But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose against Paul, and brought him to the seat of justice, saying, this fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy of judging the smallest controversies?
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Courts » Advocates » Witnesses, two or more needed to convict
This, I say, is the third time I am coming to you: and at the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
but if he regard thee not, take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Courts » supreme council
but I say unto you, that whosoever is angry with his brother without cause shall be liable to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be obnoxious to the council; but whosoever shall say, "Thou fool," shall be in danger of hell-fire.
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes; and they came upon him, and forced him along with them, and brought him to the council:
Therefore the chief priests and the pharisees held a council and said, What are we doing? for this man worketh many miracles.
And hearing this, they went early in the morning into the temple and taught the people. But the high priest being come, and they that were with him, to the council-chamber, they called together the Sanhedrim, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent orders to the prison that they should be brought before them.
and having summoned together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he enquired of them where the Messiah was to be born: and they told him, at Bethlehem in Judea;
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Perjury condemned
parricides, murderers, whoremongers, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, false-swearers, and if there be any thing else contrary to that sound doctrine,
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Litigation to be avoided
and if any one would go to law with thee, to take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also, rather than strive with him:
Be friends with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with him; least the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison:
Dare any of you, having a matter of complaint against another, try it before the unjust, and not before the saints?
Courts » Other courts » Inferior
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Places of holding courts
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Corruption of
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Laws for judges
Courts » Advocates » The accused his own
Pilate therefore went into the palace again, and called Jesus and said to Him, Art thou the king of the Jews? Jesus answered him, Dost thou say this from thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? Pilate replied, Am I a Jew? thine own nation, and the chief priests, have delivered thee to me: what hast thou done? read more.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have fought, that I might not have been delivered to the Jews: but my kingdom is not from hence. Pilate therefore said unto Him, Art thou then a king? Jesus answered, Thou sayest right, I am a king. For this end was I born, and for this came I into the world, even that I might bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice.
Courts » Other courts » Roman
And Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked Him, saying, Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus answered him, It is as thou sayest.
And when he had staid among them more than ten days, he went down to Cesarea, and the next day sitting on the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought before him.
Courts » Advocates » Examination of prisoners
Pilate therefore went into the palace again, and called Jesus and said to Him, Art thou the king of the Jews?
Courts » Advocates » Prisoners mal-treated
And upon his saying these things, one of the officers that stood by struck Jesus, saying, Dost thou answer the high-priest thus?
the tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and ordered him to be put to the question by scourging; that he might know for what reason they so cried out against him.
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Sentence of, final
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Contempt of, punished
Courts » Other courts » Circuit
Courts » Other courts » Superior, held by moses
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Appeal taken
For if I am indeed doing them wrong, and have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be nothing in what these men accuse me of, no one can give me up to them.
Courts » Advocates » Professional
And after five days, the high-priest Ananias came down with the elders, and one Tertulius an orator, who appeared before the governor against Paul.