Acts 25:24

for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, “Away with him!”

They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”

Nor can they prove to you the things of which they now accuse me.

When he had come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing against him many and grievous charges which they could not prove,

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints.

They began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man perverting the nation, forbidding paying taxes to Caesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, a king.”

The chief priests and the scribes stood, vehemently accusing him.

But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.

who delivered us out of so great a death, and does deliver; on whom we have set our hope that he will also still deliver us;

It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,

About Asher he said, “Asher is blessed with children. Let him be acceptable to his brothers. Let him dip his foot in oil.

and say, ‘The king says, “Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.” ’ ”

In the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they wrote an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will see in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to kings and provinces, and that they have started rebellions within it in the past. That is why this city was destroyed.

Then I sent to him, saying, “There are no such things done as you say, but you imagine them out of your own heart.”

Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are different from other people’s. They don’t keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not for the king’s profit to allow them to remain.

Don’t deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen up against me, such as breathe out cruelty.

Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.

Unrighteous witnesses rise up. They ask me about things that I don’t know about.

For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.

Because of your raging against me, and because your arrogance has come up into my ears, therefore I will put my hook in your nose and my bridle in your lips, and I will turn you back by the way by which you came.

Why have you prophesied in Yahweh’s name, saying, ‘This house will be like Shiloh, and this city will be desolate, without inhabitant?’ ” All the people were crowded around Jeremiah in Yahweh’s house.

Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and to all the people, saying, “This man is worthy of death; for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”

and said, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’ ”

Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

But they all cried out together, saying, “Away with this man! Release to us Barabbas!”—

We know that God has spoken to Moses. But as for this man, we don’t know where he comes from.”

They cried out, “Away with him! Away with him! Crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar!”

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them.

Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”

But Ananias answered, “Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he did to your saints at Jerusalem.

Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God, listen.

crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!”

As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

Then the high priest and the principal men of the Jews informed him against Paul, and they begged him,

but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me.

For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

that I may be delivered from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my service which I have for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints,

Being defamed, we entreat. We are made as the filth of the world, the dirt wiped off by all, even until now.

Now I beg you, brothers—you know the house of Stephanas, that it is the first fruits of Achaia, and that they have set themselves to serve the saints—

who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,

persecutions, and sufferings: those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

For you who believe therefore is the honor, but for those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,”

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.