Acts 24:26 - King James 2000

²⁶ He hoped also that money should have been given him by Paul, that he might release him: therefore he sent for him often, and conferred with him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ At the same time he hoped to get money from Paul, for which reason he continued to send for him and was in his company and conversed with him often.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ He hoped withal that money would be given him of Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.

Common English Bible

²⁶ At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him some money, so he often sent for him and talked with him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ He was also hoping that money might be given to him by Paul, and because of this, he frequently summoned him and spoke with him.

Acts 24:26 Tagairtí Cros

2 Chronicles 19:7

Therefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.

Job 15:34

For the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tents of bribery.

Exodus 23:8

And you shall take no bribe: for the bribe blinds the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

Proverbs 17:23

A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.

Proverbs 17:8

A bribe is as a magic stone in the eyes of him that gives it: wherever he turns, he prospers.

Proverbs 19:6

Many will entreat the favor of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that gives gifts.

Proverbs 29:4

The king by justice establishes the land: but he that receives bribes overthrows it.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come before them.

Isaiah 33:15

He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of oppressions, that keeps his hands from the holding of bribes, that stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil;

Isaiah 56:11

Yea, they are greedy dogs who can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, everyone for his gain, from his own quarter.

Ezekiel 22:27

Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto you as the people comes, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their covetousness.

Hosea 4:18

Their drink is sour: they have committed harlotry continually: her rulers love shame more than glory.

Micah 3:11

Her heads judge for reward, and her priests teach for hire, and her prophets divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? no evil can come upon us.

Micah 7:3

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a bribe; and the great man, he utters his evil desire: so they weave it together.

Matthew 17:3

And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him.

Acts 24:17

Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

1 Corinthians 6:9

Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

Deuteronomy 16:19

You shall not pervert judgment; you shall not show partiality, neither take a bribe: for a bribe does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

2 Peter 2:3

And through covetousness shall they with false words exploit you: whose judgment of old now lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.

1 Samuel 12:3

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes with? and I will restore it to you.

1 Samuel 8:3

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after gain, and took bribes, and perverted justice.