Acts 6:11 Cross References - Lamsa

¹¹ Then they sent men and instructed them to say, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.

⁵⁹ Now the high priests and the elders and the whole council were seeking witnesses against Jesus, so that they might put him to death. ⁶⁰ But they could not find any; then there came a great many false witnesses; but at the end two came forward,

¹² So they gathered with the elders and took counsel; and they gave money, not a small sum, to the guards, ¹³ Telling them, Say that his disciples came by night and stole him while we were sleeping. ¹⁴ And if this should be heard by the governor, we will appeal to him, and declare that you are blameless. ¹⁵ So they took the money, and did as they were instructed; and this word went out among the Jews, until this day.

¹⁷ For the law was given by Moses; but truth and grace came into being by Jesus Christ.

⁴⁵ Why, do you think that I will accuse you before the Father; there is one who will accuse you, even Moses, in whom you trust. ⁴⁶ For if you had believed in Moses, you would also have believed in me; because Moses wrote concerning me. ⁴⁷ If you do not believe his writings, how then can you believe my words?

²⁹ And we know that God spoke with Moses; but as for this man, we do not know whence he is.

³³ The Jews said to him, It is not because of the good works we stone you, but because you blaspheme; for while you are only a man, you make yourself God. ³⁴ Jesus said to them, Is it not so written in your law, I said, you are gods? ³⁵ If he called them gods, because the word of God was with them, and the scripture cannot be broken; ³⁶ Yet to the one whom the Father sanctified and sent to the world, you say, You blaspheme, just because I said to you, I am the Son of God.

³ And these things they will do, because they have not known my Father, nor me.

¹³ And they appointed false witnesses who said, This man does not cease to speak against the law and against this holy land:

³⁷ This is the Moses who said to the children of Israel, The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet, like me, from among your brethren; give heed to him. ³⁸ It was he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him and to our fathers in Mount Sinai: He is the one who received the living words to give to us. ³⁹ Yet our fathers would not listen to him, but they left him, and in their hearts turned towards Egypt.

²¹ For Moses, from the very early centuries, had preachers in the synagogues in every city to read his books on every sabbath day.

⁶ So he shook his garments and said to them, From henceforth I am not to be blamed for what I am about to do; I am going to the Gentiles.

²⁰ And when they heard it, they glorified God, and said to Paul, Our brother, see how many thousands there are in Judµa who are believers; and they are all zealous of the law; ²¹ But they have been informed about you, that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake the law of Moses, stating that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to follow after the customs of the law. ²² Now, therefore, they have heard that you have come here.

²⁸ And cried out, saying, Men of Israel, help: This is the man who teaches everywhere against our people, against the law, and against this place; and further, he has brought Syr-i-ans into the temple, and has defiled this holy place.

¹² And when it was morning, certain of the Jews banded together and bound themselves under oath, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. ¹³ And those who had sworn to this conspiracy were more than forty persons. ¹⁴ And they went to the priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under an oath, not to taste anything till we have killed Paul. ¹⁵ Now you and the leaders of the council ask the captain to bring him to you, as though you were desirous to have a thorough investigation of his acts, and we are ready to kill him before he shall arrive here.

¹ AND after five days An-a-niÆas the high priest went down with the elders, together with Ter-tulÆlus, the orator, and they informed the governor against Paul. ² And when he was called forth, Ter-tulÆlus began to accuse him, saying, It is through you that we enjoy great tranquility, and owing to your care many excellent things have been done for this people. ³ And we all, everywhere, receive your favors, O most excellent FeÆlix. ⁴ But while I desire not to weary you with lengthy discussions, nevertheless, I beg you to hear in brief our humble complaint. ⁵ We have found this man to be a pestilent fellow and a worker of sedition among the Jews throughout the world, for he is the ringleader of the sect of the NazÆa-renes. ⁶ He sought to defile our temple: therefore when we seized him, we would have judged him according to our law. ⁷ But the chief captain LysÆias came, and by force took him away out of our hands and sent him to you, ⁸ Then he commanded his accusers to come to you. Now when you question him, you can learn for yourself concerning all these things of which we accuse him. ⁹ The Jews also witnessed against him, declaring that these things were true. ¹⁰ Then the governor beckoned to Paul to speak. Paul answered and said, For in as much as I know that you have been a judge for many years to this people, therefore I do the more cheerfully answer in my own defense: ¹¹ So that you may understand, that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship. ¹² And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, nor have I had an assembly either in their synagogues or in the city: ¹³ Nor can they prove before you the things of which they accuse me.

³ They besought him as a favor to send for him and bring him to Jerusalem, for they were plotting to kill him on the way.

⁷ And when he was come, the Jews who had come from Jerusalem surrounded him, and brought against him many serious charges which they could not prove.

¹¹ And I tortured them in every synagogue, thus compelling them to blaspheme the name of Jesus; and being exceedingly mad against them, I also went to other cities to persecute them.

⁸ As for those who blaspheme against us, saying that we say, Let us do evil that good may come, their condemnation is reserved for eternal justice.

¹³ Who was before a blasphemer and a persecutor and a reviler; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

² Who was faithful to him who appointed him, as also Moses was faithful to all his house. ³ The glory of Jesus is much greater than that of Moses, just as the honor of the builder of the house is greater than the house. ⁴ For every house is built by some man; but he who builds all things is God. ⁵ And Moses, as a servant, was faithful to all his house, and was a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;