Exodus 23:2
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2 You shall not fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice,
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Proverbs 1:10-11
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10 My son, if sinners (A)entice you,
do not consent.
11 If they say, “Come with us, (B)let us lie in wait for blood;
(C)let us ambush the innocent without reason;
Proverbs 1:15
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Luke 23:23-24
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23 But they were urgent, demanding with loud cries that he should be crucified. And their voices prevailed. 24 So Pilate decided that their demand should be granted.
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Matthew 27:24-26
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Pilate Delivers Jesus to Be Crucified
24 So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that (A)a riot was beginning, he took water and (B)washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of (C)this man's blood;[a] (D)see to it yourselves.” 25 And all the people answered, (E)“His blood be on us and (F)on our children!” 26 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having (G)scourged[b] Jesus, delivered him to be crucified.
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- Matthew 27:24 Some manuscripts this righteous blood, or this righteous man's blood
- Matthew 27:26 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
Job 31:34
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34 because I stood in great fear of (A)the multitude,
and the contempt of families terrified me,
so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—
Deuteronomy 1:17
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17 (A)You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for (B)the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall (C)bring to me, and I will hear it.’
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Exodus 23:6-7
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6 (A)“You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. 7 (B)Keep far from a false charge, and (C)do not kill the innocent and righteous, for (D)I will not acquit the wicked.
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John 7:50-51
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50 (A)Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, 51 (B)“Does our law judge a man without first (C)giving him a hearing and learning what he does?”
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Luke 23:51
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51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he (A)was looking for the kingdom of God.
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Mark 15:15
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15 So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having (A)scourged[a] Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified.
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- Mark 15:15 A Roman judicial penalty, consisting of a severe beating with a multi-lashed whip containing embedded pieces of bone and metal
Proverbs 4:14
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14 (A)Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of the evil.
1 Kings 19:10
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10 He said, “I have been very (A)jealous for the Lord, the God of hosts. For the people of Israel have forsaken your covenant, (B)thrown down your altars, and (C)killed your prophets with the sword, (D)and I, even I only, am left, and they seek my life, to take it away.”
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Joshua 24:15
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Numbers 14:1-10
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The People Rebel
14 Then all the congregation raised a loud cry, and the people (A)wept that night. 2 And all the people of Israel (B)grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The whole congregation said to them, “Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! Or (C)would that we had died in this wilderness! 3 Why is the Lord bringing us into this land, to fall by the sword? (D)Our wives and our little ones will become a prey. Would it not be better for us to go back to Egypt?” 4 And they said to one another, (E)“Let us choose a leader and (F)go back to Egypt.”
5 Then (G)Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the people of Israel. 6 (H)And Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes 7 and said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, (I)“The land, which we passed through to spy it out, is an exceedingly good land. 8 If (J)the Lord delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us, (K)a land that flows with milk and honey. 9 Only (L)do not rebel against the Lord. And (M)do not fear the people of the land, for (N)they are bread for us. Their protection is removed from them, and the Lord is with us; do not fear them.” 10 (O)Then all the congregation said to stone them with stones. But (P)the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the people of Israel.
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Exodus 32:1-5
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The Golden Calf
32 When the people saw that Moses (A)delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, (B)“Up, make us gods who shall (C)go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” 2 So Aaron said to them, “Take off the (D)rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” 3 So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. 4 (E)And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden[a] calf. And they said, (F)“These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” 5 When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron (G)made a proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the Lord.”
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- Exodus 32:4 Hebrew cast metal; also verse 8
Acts 25:9
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9 But Festus, (A)wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?”
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Acts 24:27
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27 When two years had elapsed, Felix was succeeded by Porcius (A)Festus. And (B)desiring to do the Jews a favor, (C)Felix left Paul in prison.
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Jeremiah 38:9
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9 “My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they did to Jeremiah the prophet by casting him into the cistern, and he will die there of (A)hunger, (B)for there is no bread left in the city.”
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Jeremiah 38:5-6
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5 King Zedekiah said, “Behold, he is in your hands, (A)for the king can do nothing against you.” 6 So they took Jeremiah (B)and cast him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king's son, which was in (C)the court of the guard, letting Jeremiah down (D)by ropes. (E)And there was no water in the cistern, but only mud, and (F)Jeremiah sank in the mud.
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Jeremiah 37:21
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21 So King Zedekiah gave orders, and they committed Jeremiah to (A)the court of the guard. And a loaf of bread was given him daily from the bakers' street, (B)until all the bread of the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in (C)the court of the guard.
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Jeremiah 37:15
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15 And the officials were enraged at Jeremiah, and they beat him (A)and imprisoned him in the house of Jonathan the secretary, for it had been made a prison.
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Psalm 72:2
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2 May he (A)judge your people with righteousness,
and your poor with justice!
Leviticus 19:15
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15 (A)“You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
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Genesis 19:7-9
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7 and said, “I beg you, my brothers, do not act so wickedly. 8 (A)Behold, I have two daughters who have not known any man. Let me bring them out to you, and do to them as you please. Only do nothing to these men, for they have come under the shelter of my roof.” 9 But they said, “Stand back!” And they said, “This fellow (B)came to sojourn, and (C)he has become the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them.” Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down.
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