Acts 24:26

New Century Version

At the same time Felix hoped that Paul would give him some money, so he often sent for Paul and talked with him.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 19:7

Now let each of you fear the Lord. Watch what you do, because the Lord our God wants people to be fair. He wants all people to be treated the same, and he doesn’t want decisions influenced by money.”

Job 15:34

People without God can produce nothing. Fire will destroy the tents of those who take money to do evil,

Exodus 23:8

“You must not accept money from a person who wants you to lie in court, because such money will not let you see what is right. Such money makes good people tell lies.

Proverbs 17:23

When the wicked accept money to do wrong there can be no justice.

Proverbs 17:8

Some people think they can pay others to do anything they ask. They think it will work every time.

Proverbs 19:6

Many people want to please a leader, and everyone is friends with those who give gifts.

Proverbs 29:4

If a king is fair, he makes his country strong, but if he takes gifts dishonestly, he tears his country down.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels and friends of thieves. They all accept money for doing wrong, and they are paid to cheat people. They don’t seek justice for the orphans or listen to the widows’ needs.

Isaiah 33:15

A person who does what is right and speaks what is right, who refuses to take money unfairly, who refuses to take money to hurt others, who does not listen to plans of murder, who refuses to think about evil—

Isaiah 56:11

They are like hungry dogs that are never satisfied. They are like shepherds who don’t know what they are doing. They all have gone their own way; all they want to do is satisfy themselves.

Ezekiel 22:27

Like wolves tearing a dead animal, Jerusalem’s leaders have killed people for profit.

Ezekiel 33:31

So they come to you in crowds as if they were really ready to listen. They sit in front of you as if they were my people and hear your words, but they will not obey them. With their mouths they tell me they love me, but their hearts desire their selfish profits.

Hosea 4:18

When they finish their drinking, they completely give themselves to being prostitutes; they love these disgraceful ways.

Micah 3:11

Its judges take money to decide who wins in court. Its priests only teach for pay, and its prophets only look into the future when they get paid. But they lean on the Lord and say, “The Lord is here with us, so nothing bad will happen to us.”

Micah 7:3

With both hands they are doing evil. Rulers ask for money, and judges’ decisions are bought for a price. Rich people tell what they want, and they get it.

Matthew 17:3

Then Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.

Acts 24:17

“After being away from Jerusalem for several years, I went back to bring money to my people and to offer sacrifices.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Surely you know that the people who do wrong will not inherit God’s kingdom. Do not be fooled. Those who sin sexually, worship idols, take part in adultery, those who are male prostitutes, or men who have sexual relations with other men, those who steal, are greedy, get drunk, lie about others, or rob—these people will not inherit God’s kingdom.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not judge unfairly or take sides. Do not let people pay you to make wrong decisions, because that kind of payment makes wise people seem blind, and it changes the words of good people.

2 Peter 2:3

Those false teachers only want your money, so they will use you by telling you lies. Their judgment spoken against them long ago is still coming, and their ruin is certain.

1 Samuel 12:3

Here I am. If I have done anything wrong, you must testify against me before the Lord and his appointed king. Did I steal anyone’s ox or donkey? Did I hurt or cheat anyone? Did I ever secretly accept money to pretend not to see something wrong? If I did any of these things, I will make it right.”

1 Samuel 8:3

But Samuel’s sons did not live as he did. They tried to get money dishonestly, and they accepted money secretly to make wrong judgments.