Acts 24:25

New Living Translation

As he reasoned with them about righteousness and self-control and the coming day of judgment, Felix became frightened. “Go away for now,” he replied. “When it is more convenient, I’ll call for you again.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me: ‘The one who rules righteously, who rules in the fear of God,

1 Kings 21:27

But when Ahab heard this message, he tore his clothing, dressed in burlap, and fasted. He even slept in burlap and went about in deep mourning.

2 Kings 22:19

You were sorry and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I said against this city and its people—that this land would be cursed and become desolate. You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the Lord.

Ezra 10:3

Let us now make a covenant with our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the Law of God.

Ezra 10:9

Within three days, all the people of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. This took place on December 19, and all the people were sitting in the square before the Temple of God. They were trembling both because of the seriousness of the matter and because it was raining.

Job 29:14

Everything I did was honest. Righteousness covered me like a robe, and I wore justice like a turban.

Psalm 11:7

For the righteous Lord loves justice. The virtuous will see his face.

Psalm 119:120

I tremble in fear of you; I stand in awe of your regulations.

Psalm 45:7

You love justice and hate evil. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you, pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.

Psalm 72:2

Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly.

Psalm 99:1

The Lord is king! Let the nations tremble! He sits on his throne between the cherubim. Let the whole earth quake!

Proverbs 16:12

A king detests wrongdoing, for his rule is built on justice.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Young people, it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.

Ecclesiastes 12:14

God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Isaiah 1:18

“Come now, let’s settle this,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, I will make them as white as snow. Though they are red like crimson, I will make them as white as wool.

Isaiah 1:21

See how Jerusalem, once so faithful, has become a prostitute. Once the home of justice and righteousness, she is now filled with murderers.

Isaiah 16:5

then God will establish one of David’s descendants as king. He will rule with mercy and truth. He will always do what is just and be eager to do what is right.

Isaiah 32:11

Tremble, you women of ease; throw off your complacency. Strip off your pretty clothes, and put on burlap to show your grief.

Isaiah 41:21

“Present the case for your idols,” says the Lord. “Let them show what they can do,” says the King of Israel.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.

Isaiah 61:8

“For I, the Lord, love justice. I hate robbery and wrongdoing. I will faithfully reward my people for their suffering and make an everlasting covenant with them.

Isaiah 66:2

My hands have made both heaven and earth; they and everything in them are mine. I, the Lord, have spoken! “I will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word.

Jeremiah 22:3

This is what the Lord says: Be fair-minded and just. Do what is right! Help those who have been robbed; rescue them from their oppressors. Quit your evil deeds! Do not mistreat foreigners, orphans, and widows. Stop murdering the innocent!

Jeremiah 23:29

Does not my word burn like fire?” says the Lord. “Is it not like a mighty hammer that smashes a rock to pieces?

Jeremiah 36:16

When they heard all the messages, they looked at one another in alarm. “We must tell the king what we have heard,” they said to Baruch.

Ezekiel 45:9

“For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land. Stop expelling them from their homes, says the Sovereign Lord.

Daniel 12:2

Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace.

Daniel 4:27

“‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.’

Daniel 5:30

That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed.

Hosea 10:12

I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’

Hosea 10:4

They spout empty words and make covenants they don’t intend to keep. So injustice springs up among them like poisonous weeds in a farmer’s field.

Hosea 7:5

On royal holidays, the princes get drunk with wine, carousing with those who mock them.

Amos 5:24

Instead, I want to see a mighty flood of justice, an endless river of righteous living.

Amos 6:12

Can horses gallop over boulders? Can oxen be used to plow them? But that’s how foolish you are when you turn justice into poison and the sweet fruit of righteousness into bitterness.

Habakkuk 3:16

I trembled inside when I heard this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us.

Haggai 1:2

“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The people are saying, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.’”

Matthew 22:5

But the guests he had invited ignored them and went their own way, one to his farm, another to his business.

John 16:8

And when he comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment.

Acts 10:42

And he ordered us to preach everywhere and to testify that Jesus is the one appointed by God to be the judge of all—the living and the dead.

Acts 17:13

But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble.

Acts 17:2

As was Paul’s custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people.

Acts 17:32

When they heard Paul speak about the resurrection of the dead, some laughed in contempt, but others said, “We want to hear more about this later.”

Acts 2:37

Peter’s words pierced their hearts, and they said to him and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?”

Acts 24:15

I have the same hope in God that these men have, that he will raise both the righteous and the unrighteous.

Acts 24:26

He also hoped that Paul would bribe him, so he sent for him quite often and talked with him.

Acts 26:28

Agrippa interrupted him. “Do you think you can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”

Acts 9:6

Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

Romans 12:1

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

Romans 14:12

Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.

Romans 2:16

And this is the message I proclaim—that the day is coming when God, through Christ Jesus, will judge everyone’s secret life.

1 Corinthians 4:5

So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.

2 Corinthians 6:2

For God says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.

Galatians 3:22

But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!

2 Timothy 4:1

I solemnly urge you in the presence of God and Christ Jesus, who will someday judge the living and the dead when he comes to set up his Kingdom:

Titus 1:8

Rather, he must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must love what is good. He must live wisely and be just. He must live a devout and disciplined life.

Hebrews 12:21

Moses himself was so frightened at the sight that he said, “I am terrified and trembling.”

Hebrews 3:13

You must warn each other every day, while it is still “today,” so that none of you will be deceived by sin and hardened against God.

Hebrews 4:1

God’s promise of entering his rest still stands, so we ought to tremble with fear that some of you might fail to experience it.

Hebrews 6:2

You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment.

Hebrews 9:27

And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment,

James 2:19

You say you have faith, for you believe that there is one God. Good for you! Even the demons believe this, and they tremble in terror.

1 Peter 3:15

Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.

2 Peter 1:6

and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness,

1 John 3:10

So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.

1 John 3:7

Dear children, don’t let anyone deceive you about this: When people do what is right, it shows that they are righteous, even as Christ is righteous.

1 Samuel 12:7

Now stand here quietly before the Lord as I remind you of all the great things the Lord has done for you and your ancestors.