Jeremiah 38:27

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The officials did come and question me about my meeting with the king, and I told them exactly what he had ordered me to say. They never spoke to me about the meeting again, since no one had heard us talking.

Cross References

2 Kings 6:19

Elisha told the enemy troops, “You've taken the wrong road and are in the wrong town. Follow me. I'll lead you to the man you're looking for.” Elisha led them straight to the capital city of Samaria.

Jeremiah 38:25

And I'm sure that if my officials hear about our meeting, they will ask you what we said to each other. They might even threaten to kill you if you don't tell them.

Jeremiah 38:26

So if they question you, tell them you were begging me not to send you back to the prison at Jonathan's house, because going back there would kill you.”

Jeremiah 38:28

I was held in the courtyard of the palace guards until the day Jerusalem was captured.

Acts 23:6

When Paul saw that some of the council members were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he shouted, “My friends, I am a Pharisee and the son of a Pharisee. I am on trial simply because I believe that the dead will be raised to life.”