Acts 23:9
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9 So there was a great uproar. Some of the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees jumped up and began to argue forcefully. “We see nothing wrong with him,” they shouted. “Perhaps a spirit or an angel spoke to him.”
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Acts 22:17-18
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17 “After I returned to Jerusalem, I was praying in the Temple and fell into a trance. 18 I saw a vision of Jesus[a] saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem, for the people here won’t accept your testimony about me.’
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- 22:18 Greek him.
Acts 22:7
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7 I fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to me, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
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John 12:29
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29 When the crowd heard the voice, some thought it was thunder, while others declared an angel had spoken to him.
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Acts 26:31
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31 As they went out, they talked it over and agreed, “This man hasn’t done anything to deserve death or imprisonment.”
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Acts 25:25
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25 But in my opinion he has done nothing deserving death. However, since he appealed his case to the emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.
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Acts 23:29
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29 I soon discovered the charge was something regarding their religious law—certainly nothing worthy of imprisonment or death.
Mark 2:16
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16 But when the teachers of religious law who were Pharisees[a] saw him eating with tax collectors and other sinners, they asked his disciples, “Why does he eat with such scum?[b]”
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1 Corinthians 10:22
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22 What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord’s jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is?
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Acts 27:23
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23 For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,
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Acts 26:14-19
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14 We all fell down, and I heard a voice saying to me in Aramaic,[a] ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will.[b]’
15 “‘Who are you, lord?’ I asked.
“And the Lord replied, ‘I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting. 16 Now get to your feet! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as my servant and witness. Tell people that you have seen me, and tell them what I will show you in the future. 17 And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles 18 to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’
19 “And so, King Agrippa, I obeyed that vision from heaven.
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Acts 23:8
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8 for the Sadducees say there is no resurrection or angels or spirits, but the Pharisees believe in all of these.
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Acts 11:17
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17 And since God gave these Gentiles the same gift he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God’s way?”
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Acts 9:4
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4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”
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Acts 5:39
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39 But if it is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God!”
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Luke 23:22
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22 For the third time he demanded, “Why? What crime has he committed? I have found no reason to sentence him to death. So I will have him flogged, and then I will release him.”
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Luke 23:14-15
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14 and he announced his verdict. “You brought this man to me, accusing him of leading a revolt. I have examined him thoroughly on this point in your presence and find him innocent. 15 Herod came to the same conclusion and sent him back to us. Nothing this man has done calls for the death penalty.
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Luke 23:4
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4 Pilate turned to the leading priests and to the crowd and said, “I find nothing wrong with this man!”
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Luke 5:30
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30 But the Pharisees and their teachers of religious law complained bitterly to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with such scum?[a]”
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- 5:30 Greek with tax collectors and sinners?
Proverbs 16:7
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7 When people’s lives please the Lord,
even their enemies are at peace with them.
1 Samuel 24:17
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17 And he said to David, “You are a better man than I am, for you have repaid me good for evil.
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