Acts 23:9

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All these Jews began shouting louder and louder. Some of the teachers of the law, who were Pharisees, stood up and argued, “We find nothing wrong with this man! Maybe an angel or a spirit really did speak to him!”

Cross References

Proverbs 16:7

If a person is living a good life, pleasing to the Lord, then even that person’s enemies will be at peace with him.

Jeremiah 26:16

Then the rulers and all the people spoke. Those people said to the priests and the prophets, “Jeremiah must not be killed. The things Jeremiah told us come from the Lord our God.”

Mark 2:16

The teachers of the law (they were Pharisees {\cf2\super [26]})saw Jesus eating with these tax collectors and other bad people. They asked Jesus’ followers, “Why does he (Jesus) eat with tax collectors and sinners?”

Luke 23:22

A third time Pilate said to the people, “Why? What wrong has he done? He is not guilty. I can find no reason to kill him. So I will let him go free after I punish him a little.”

Luke 23:4

Pilate said to the leading priests and the people, “I find nothing wrong with this man.”

Luke 5:30

But the Pharisees {\cf2\super [99]} and those men that taught the law for the Pharisees began to complain to the followers of Jesus, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and other bad people?”

John 12:29

The people standing there heard the voice. Those people said it was thunder.

Acts 11:17

God gave to these people the same gift that he gave to us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So could I stop the work of God? No!”

Acts 22:6

“But something happened to me on my way to Damascus. It was about noon when I came close to Damascus. Suddenly a bright light from the sky shined all around me.

Acts 22:7

I fell to the ground. I heard a voice saying to me: ‘Saul, Saul, why are you doing these bad things to me?’

Acts 23:29

This is what I learned: The Jews said Paul did some things that were wrong. But these charges were about their own Jewish laws. And none of these things were worthy of jail or death.

Acts 23:8

(The Sadducees believe that after people die, they will not live again as an angel or as a spirit. But the Pharisees believe in both.)

Acts 25:25

When I judged him, I could find nothing wrong. I found no reason to order his death. But he asked to be judged by Caesar. {\cf2\super [484]} So I decided to send him \{to Rome\}.

Acts 26:31

and left the room. They were talking to each other. They said, “This man should not be killed or put in jail; he has done nothing really bad!”

Acts 27:23

Last night an angel came to me from God. This is the God I worship. I am his.

Acts 5:39

But if this is from God, then you will not be able to stop them. You might even be fighting against God himself!”

Acts 9:4

Saul fell to the ground. He heard a voice saying to him: “Saul, Saul! Why are you doing these bad things to me?”

1 Corinthians 10:22

Doing that would make the Lord jealous {\cf2\super [75]} ! And we don’t want to do that, do we? No, because he is much stronger than we are.

1 Samuel 12:5

Samuel said to the Israelites, “The Lord and his chosen king are witnesses today. They heard what you said. They know that you could find nothing wrong with me.” The people answered, “Yes! The Lord is witness!”

1 Samuel 24:17

Saul said, “You are right, and I am wrong. You have been good to me. But I have been bad to you.