20 Bible Verses about People Accusing People

If therefore Demetrius, and the workmen associated with him, have a charge against anyone, the courts are open and there are magistrates [to judge such cases]; let them file their charges against each other.

Five days later the head priest, Ananias, came down [to Caesarea] with certain [Jewish] elders and an attorney [named] Tertullus, who brought their case against Paul before the governor.

The leading priests and the leading Jewish men [there] informed Festus of the charges against Paul. Then they begged him

When Paul appeared, the [Jewish] leaders who had accompanied Festus down from Jerusalem gathered around him and brought many serious charges against him, which they were not able to prove.

Neither can anyone prove to you the charges they are now bringing against me.

[In another case], come to terms with the person suing you as soon as possible, [even] on your way [to court], so he does not take you before the judge, and then the judge turn you over to the officer and you be sent to prison.

"Do not think that I will accuse you [of wrongdoing] before the Father; Moses, on whom you have set your hope [i.e., you base your acceptance with God on the promises found in Moses' writings], he is the one who accuses you [i.e., in his writings].

And when I was told that there was a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately, also ordering his accusers to present their case against him in front of you."

Then the Jews also joined in [making] the charge, and confirmed all the facts that were being presented.

should have been here before you, [Your Excellency] to make their accusations, if they [really] had a valid charge against me.

So, he said, "Let your leaders go down with me and if there is anything [found] wrong with the man, let them bring their charges against him [at that time]."

When I was at Jerusalem, the leading priests and the Jewish elders presented his case before me to make a judgment against him.

When his accusers stood up, they brought no charge of wrongdoing as I had expected [they would].

This is the promise our twelve tribes [i.e., family groups], who earnestly serve God night and day, hope to see fulfilled. It is because [I advocate] this hope, O King, that I am being charged [with wrongdoing] by the Jews.

Who will bring an accusation against God's chosen people? [Certainly not God, for] He makes people right with Himself.

For I am not aware of anything [wrong] against myself, but that does not make me right. But the One who judges me is the Lord.

But when the Jews objected to this, I was compelled to appeal [my case] to Caesar, even though I had done nothing against my country.

I found out that he was being accused over questions regarding their law, but that they had no charges against him deserving of the death penalty, or [even] of being kept in prison.

For it does not seem reasonable for me to send a prisoner [to Rome] without indicating what the [formal] charges are against him."

Tolerate one another's [weaknesses] and forgive each other if anyone [of you] has a complaint against someone else. You should forgive people just as the Lord forgave you.