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Acts 23:6-9
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When Paul saw that some of the group were Sadducees and the others were Pharisees, he called out in the Council, "Fellow Israelites! I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees. I am on trial here because of the hope I have that the dead will rise to life!"
7
As soon as he said this, the Pharisees and Sadducees started to quarrel, and the group was divided.
8
(For the Sadducees say that people will not rise from death and that there are no angels or spirits; but the Pharisees believe in all three.)
9
The shouting became louder, and some of the teachers of the Law who belonged to the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested strongly: "We cannot find a thing wrong with this man! Perhaps a spirit or an angel really did speak to him!"
Acts 18:15
But since it is an argument about words and names and your own law, you yourselves must settle it. I will not be the judge of such things!"
Acts 24:5
We found this man to be a dangerous nuisance; he starts riots among Jews all over the world and is a leader of the party of the Nazarenes.
Acts 24:6
He also tried to defile the Temple, and we arrested him.
Acts 24:10-21
10
The governor then motioned to Paul to speak, and Paul said, "I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, and so I am happy to defend myself before you.
11
As you can find out for yourself, it was no more than twelve days ago that I went to Jerusalem to worship.
12
The Jews did not find me arguing with anyone in the Temple, nor did they find me stirring up the people, either in the synagogues or anywhere else in the city.
13
Nor can they give you proof of the accusations they now bring against me.
14
I do admit this to you: I worship the God of our ancestors by following that Way which they say is false. But I also believe in everything written in the Law of Moses and the books of the prophets.
15
I have the same hope in God that these themselves have, namely, that all people, both the good and the bad, will rise from death.
16
And so I do my best always to have a clear conscience before God and people.
17
"After being away from Jerusalem for several years, I went there to take some money to my own people and to offer sacrifices.
18
It was while I was doing this that they found me in the Temple after I had completed the ceremony of purification. There was no crowd with me and no disorder.
19
But some Jews from the province of Asia were there; they themselves ought to come before you and make their accusations if they have anything against me.
20
Or let these who are here tell what crime they found me guilty of when I stood before the Council---
21
except for the one thing I called out when I stood before them: 'I am being tried by you today for believing that the dead will rise to life.' "
Acts 25:19
All they had were some arguments with him about their own religion and about a man named Jesus, who has died; but Paul claims that he is alive.
Acts 25:20
I was undecided about how I could get information on these matters, so I asked Paul if he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
but
Acts 25:7
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come from Jerusalem stood around him and started making many serious charges against him, which they were not able to prove.
Acts 25:8
But Paul defended himself: "I have done nothing wrong against the Law of the Jews or against the Temple or against the Roman Emperor."
Acts 25:11
If I have broken the law and done something for which I deserve the death penalty, I do not ask to escape it. But if there is no truth in the charges they bring against me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to the Emperor."
Acts 25:25
But I could not find that he had done anything for which he deserved the death sentence. And since he himself made an appeal to the Emperor, I have decided to send him.
Acts 26:31
and after leaving they said to each other, "This man has not done anything for which he should die or be put in prison."