Acts 25:16
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16 (A)I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give up anyone (B)before the accused met the accusers face to face and had opportunity to make his defense concerning the charge laid against him.
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Acts 25:4-5
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4 Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea and that he himself intended to go there shortly. 5 “So,” said he, “let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them bring charges against him.”
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John 7:51
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51 (A)“Does our law judge a man without first (B)giving him a hearing and learning what he does?”
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Acts 23:30
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30 (A)And when it was disclosed to me (B)that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, (C)ordering his accusers also to state before you what they have against him.”
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Deuteronomy 19:17-18
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17 then both parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, (A)before the priests and the judges who are in office in those days. 18 The judges shall (B)inquire diligently, and if the witness is a false witness and has accused his brother falsely,
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Acts 26:1
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Paul's Defense Before Agrippa
26 So (A)Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense:
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Proverbs 18:17
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17 The one who states his case first seems right,
until the other comes and examines him.
Proverbs 18:13
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13 If one gives an answer (A)before he hears,
it is his folly and shame.
Deuteronomy 17:4
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4 and it is told you and you hear of it, then you shall inquire (A)diligently, and if it is true and certain that such an abomination has been done in Israel,
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