Acts 28:17 Cross References - MSTC

¹⁷ And it fortuned, after three days, that Paul called the chief of the Jews together. And when they were come, he said unto them, "Men and brethren, though I have committed no thing against the people, or laws of our fathers: yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

¹⁵ for I was stolen out of the land of the Hebrews, and here also have I done nothing at all wherefore they should have put me into this dungeon."

¹⁴ for we heard him say, 'This Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the ordinances which Moses gave unto us.'"

³³ Then the captain came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and demanded what he was, and what he had done. ³⁴ And one cried this, another that, among the people. And when he could not know the certainty, for the rage, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. ³⁵ And when he came unto a grece, it fortuned that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people: ³⁶ For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, "Away with him." ³⁷ And as Paul should have been carried into the castle; He said unto the high captain, "May I speak unto thee?" Which said, "Canst thou speak Greek? ³⁸ Art not thou that Egyptian which before these days, made an uproar, and led out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?" ³⁹ But Paul said, "I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no vile city, I beseech thee suffer me to speak unto the people." ⁴⁰ When he had given him licence, Paul stood on the steps, and beckoned with the hand unto the people, and there was made a great silence. And he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying:

⁵ as the chief priest doth bear me witness, and all the elders: of whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem for to be punished.

¹ Paul beheld the council and said, "Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day." ² The high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth. ³ Then said Paul to him, "God shall smite thee, thou painted wall. Sittest thou and judgest me after the law: and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?" ⁴ And they that stood by said, "Revilest thou God's high priest?" ⁵ Then said Paul, "I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest. For it is written, 'Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people.'" ⁶ When Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. Of hope, and of resurrection from death I am judged." ⁷ And when he had so said, there arose a debate between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the multitude was divided. ⁸ For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit. But the Pharisees grant both. ⁹ And there arose a great cry, and the scribes which were of the Pharisees' part arose and strove, saying, "We find none evil in this man. Though a spirit, or an angel hath appeared to him, let us not strive against God." ¹⁰ And when there arose great debate, the captain fearing lest Paul should have been plucked asunder of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him from among them, and to bring him into the castle. ¹¹ The night following God stood by him, and said, "Be of good cheer Paul: For as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness at Rome."

³³ Which when they came to Caesarea, they delivered the epistle to the deputy, and presented Paul before him.

¹⁰ Then Paul, after that the ruler himself had beckoned unto him that he should speak, answered, "I shall with a more quiet mind answer for myself, forasmuch as I understand that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this people, ¹¹ because that thou mayest know that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to pray. ¹² And that they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, either raising up the people, neither in the synagogues nor in the city. ¹³ Neither can they prove the things whereof they accuse me. ¹⁴ But this I confess unto thee, that after that way, which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets, ¹⁵ and have hope towards God, that the same resurrection from death, which they themselves look for also, shall be both of just and unjust. ¹⁶ And therefore study I to have a clear conscience toward God, and toward man also.

² Then informed him the high priests, and the chief of the Jews, of Paul. And they besought him,

⁸ as long as he answered for himself, that he had neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar offended anything at all.

¹⁰ Then said Paul, "I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I no harm done, as thou verily well knowest.