Acts 24:2

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When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Your Excellency, because of you we have long enjoyed peace, and reforms have been made for this people because of your foresight.

Cross References

Proverbs 29:5

Whoever flatters a neighbor is spreading a net for the neighbor's feet.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Jude 1:16

These are grumblers and malcontents; they indulge their own lusts; they are bombastic in speech, flattering people to their own advantage.

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart, those greedy for gain curse and renounce the Lord.

Acts 24:1

Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and an attorney, a certain Tertullus, and they reported their case against Paul to the governor.

Acts 24:3

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