Acts 24:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁶ At the same time he was also hoping that Paul would offer him money.  So he sent for him quite often and conversed with him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ At the same time he hoped to get money from Paul, for which reason he continued to send for him and was in his company and conversed with him often.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ He hoped withal that money would be given him of Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

Common English Bible

²⁶ At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him some money, so he often sent for him and talked with him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ He was also hoping that money might be given to him by Paul, and because of this, he frequently summoned him and spoke with him.

Acts 24:26 Cross References

2 Chronicles 19:7

And now, may the terror of the Lord be on you. Watch what you do, for there is no injustice or partiality or taking bribes with the Lord our God.’

Job 15:34

For the company of the godless  will have no children, and fire will consume the tents of those who offer bribes.

Exodus 23:8

You must not take a bribe,  for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and corrupts the words  of the righteous.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked person secretly takes a bribe to subvert the course of justice.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe  seems like a magic stone to its owner; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

Proverbs 19:6

Many seek a ruler’s favour, and everyone is a friend of one who gives gifts.

Proverbs 29:4

By justice a king brings stability to a land, but a person who demands ‘contributions’ demolishes it.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love graft and chase after bribes. They do not defend the rights of the fatherless, and the widow’s case never comes before them.

Isaiah 33:15

The one who lives righteously and speaks rightly, who refuses profit from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots and shuts his eyes against evil schemes   –

Isaiah 56:11

These dogs have fierce appetites; they never have enough. And they are shepherds who have no discernment; all of them turn to their own way, every last one for his own profit.

Ezekiel 22:27

‘Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.

Ezekiel 33:31

So my people come to you in crowds,  sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.

Hosea 4:18

When their drinking is over, they turn to promiscuity. Israel’s leaders  fervently love disgrace.

Micah 3:11

Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practise divination for silver. Yet they lean on the  Lord, saying, ‘Isn’t the Lord   among us? No disaster will overtake us.’

Micah 7:3

Both hands are good  at accomplishing evil: the official and the judge demand a bribe; when the powerful man communicates his evil desire, they plot it together.

Matthew 17:3

Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him.

Acts 24:17

After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my people.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Don’t you know that the unrighteous  will not inherit God’s kingdom?  Do not be deceived: No sexually immoral people, idolaters,  adulterers,  or males who have sex with males,  ,

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

2 Peter 2:3

They will exploit  you in their greed  with made-up stories. Their condemnation,  pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.

1 Samuel 12:3

Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and his anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken?  Who have I wronged or mistreated? Who gave me a bribe to overlook something?  , I will return it to you.’

1 Samuel 8:3

However, his sons did not walk in his ways #– #they turned towards dishonest profit, took bribes, and perverted justice.