Bible Cross References
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Acts 21:28-36
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crying out, "Men, Israelites, help! This is the man who is teaching all [people] everywhere against the people and the Law and this place; and furthermore he has brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place."
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For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.
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And all the city was aroused; and there was a mob forming of the people, and taking hold of Paul they were dragging him outside the temple; and immediately the doors were shut.
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And seeking to kill him, a report went up to the commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem had been stirred up,
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who immediately having taken along soldiers and centurions, ran down among them. And when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
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And the commander, approaching, took hold of him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains; and he was inquiring who he might be and what he had done.
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But others among the crowd were crying out one thing and some another; and because he was unable to ascertain the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.
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But when he arrived at the stairs, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd.
36
For the multitude of the people was following, calling out, "take him away!"
Acts 22:1-30
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"Men, brothers and fathers, hear my defense to you now."
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And hearing that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they granted [him] more silence. And he said:
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"I am indeed a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but having been brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been educated according to the exactness of the law of our forefathers, being zealous for God just as you all are today.
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I, who persecuted this Way to death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women,
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as also the high priest testifies of me, along with the council of the elders, from whom I also received letters to the brothers, and went to Damascus in order to bring those who were there, having been bound, to Jerusalem, that they might be punished.
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Now it happened, as I was going and approaching Damascus, about midday, suddenly from heaven a great light shone about me.
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And I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?'
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"So I answered, 'Who are You, Lord?' And He said to me, 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom you are persecuting.'
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"And those who were with me observed the light and became terrified, but they did not hear the voice of the [One] speaking to me.
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So I said, 'What shall I do, Lord?' And the Lord said to me, 'Arise and go into Damascus, and it will be told to you about all the things which it has been appointed for you to do.'
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"And since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, being led by the hand by those who were with me, I came into Damascus.
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And Ananias, a certain devout man according to the law, being testified of by all the Jews dwelling in Damascus,
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came to me and he stood and said to me, 'Brother Saul, see again.' And I, in that very hour, looked up at him.
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And he said, 'The God of our fathers has chosen you to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and hear the voice from His mouth.
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For you shall be a witness for Him to all men of what you have seen and heard.
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And now, what are you going to do? Arise and be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on the name of the Lord.'
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"And it happened to me, having returned to Jerusalem and praying in the temple, that I came to be in a trance
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and saw Him saying to me, 'Hurry and go out quickly from Jerusalem, for they will not receive your witness about Me.'
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"And I said, 'Lord, they know that in every synagogue I was imprisoning and beating those believing on You.
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And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I myself was standing by consenting to his murder, and guarding the clothes of those murdering him.'
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"Then He said to me, 'Go, for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.'"
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Now they were listening to him until this statement, and they lifted their voice saying, "Take away such a [man] from the earth, for it is not fitting [for] him to live!"
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And as they were crying out and throwing off their clothes, and throwing dust in the air,
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the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said for him that he should be given a hearing with scourging, so that he might learn why they were crying thus against him.
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But as they were stretching him out with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing there, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?"
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And the centurion, hearing this, going to the commander he reported, saying, "Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman."
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Then the commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."
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And the commander answered, "I acquired this citizenship with much money." And Paul said, "But I was born [a citizen]."
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Then immediately those who were about to interrogate him withdrew from him; and even the commander was afraid, having learned he was a Roman, and that he had bound him.
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Now on the next day, desiring to know the truth [as to] why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from the bonds, and ordered the chief priests and their whole council to come, and brought Paul down and presented [him] to them.
Acts 28:1-31
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And when they were rescued, then they learned that the island was called Malta.
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And the natives were showing us extraordinary kindness; for having kindled a fire they accepted us all into [their] society, because of the rain which had begun, and because of the cold.
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But when Paul had gathered a large bundle of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper having come out because of the heat, fastened on his hand.
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And when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Certainly this man is a murderer, whom though he was rescued from the sea, justice does not permit to continue living."
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Then, having shaken off the creature into the fire, he suffered nothing harmful.
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And they were expecting him to be about to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited for a long time and observed nothing unusual happening to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.
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Now in the areas around that place were pieces of land [belonging] to the leading citizen of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us, and received us hospitably as guests for three days.
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And it came to pass that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery, to whom Paul came in and prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.
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Then after this happened, also the rest who were ill on the island were coming to him and were being healed,
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who also honored us with many honors, and when we put to sea, they gave us the things that we needed.
11
Now after three months we put to sea in a ship that had wintered on the island, [belonging] to Alexandria, with the figurehead of the Twin Brothers.
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And putting in to harbor at Syracuse, we stayed there three days,
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from where having sailed around we arrived at Rhegium. And after one day arose a south wind, on the second day we came to Puteoli,
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where having found brothers, we were urged by them to stay for seven days; and so we came to Rome.
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And from there the brothers, when they heard about our circumstances, they came to meet with us as far as Appii Forum and Three Inns, whom when Paul saw, he gave thanks to God and took courage.
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Now when we came to Rome, the centurion handed over the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier guarding him.
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And it came to pass after three days that Paul called together those who were prominent among the Jews; and when they had come together, he said to them: "Men, brothers, though I have done nothing against the people or the customs of our forefathers, yet I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans,
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who, when they had examined me, were wanting to release me because there was no cause for my case.
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But when the Jews spoke in opposition, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything of which to accuse my nation.
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Therefore for this reason I have requested you, to see and to speak to you, for because of the hope of Israel I am wearing this chain."
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Then they said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brothers who arrived report or speak anything evil about you.
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But we request to hear from you the things which you think; for concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against."
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And having appointed for him a day, many came to him at his house, to whom he was explaining and solemnly testifying to the kingdom of God, and persuading them of the things concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning till evening.
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And some were persuaded by the things being said, but others refused to believe.
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And being in disagreement with one another, they went away after Paul had said one word: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,
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saying, 'Go to this people and say: "Hearing you will hear, and by no means understand; and seeing you shall see, and by no means perceive;
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For the hearts of this people has become dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, and their eyes have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and they should hear with their ears, lest they should understand with their heart and turn back, so that I should heal them."'
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"Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!"
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And when he had said these things, the Jews went away, having a great dispute among themselves.
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Then Paul remained two full years in his own rented house, and he was receiving all those who were coming to him,
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preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.
rather
Exodus 18:11
For now I know that the Lord is great above all gods, because of this, wherein they attacked them.
Esther 9:1
Now in the twelfth month, on the thirteenth day of the month which is Adar, the letters written by the king arrived.
Psalm 76:10
For the inward thought of man shall give thanks to You, and the memorial of his inward thought shall keep a feast to You.
Acts 8:4
Therefore those who were scattered went about preaching the good news of the word.
Acts 11:19-21
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Then those who were scattered because of the tribulation coming about over Stephen, went about as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews only.
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But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, entering into Antioch spoke to the Greek speaking Jews, preaching the good news of the Lord Jesus.
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And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed, and turned to the Lord.
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
Romans 8:37
But in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
2 Timothy 2:9
in which I endure hardship unto chains as an evildoer; but the word of God is not chained.