Jeremiah 18:18
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 Then they said, “Come and let us (A)devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the (B)law is not going to be lost to the priest, nor (C)counsel to the sage, nor the divine (D)word to the prophet! Come on and let us (E)strike at him with our tongue, and let us (F)give no heed to any of his words.”
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Jeremiah 20:10
New American Standard Bible 1995
10 For (A)I have heard the whispering of many,
“(B)Terror on every side!
(C)Denounce him; yes, let us denounce him!”
[a]All my (D)trusted friends,
Watching for my fall, say:
“Perhaps he will be [b]deceived, so that we may (E)prevail against him
And take our revenge on him.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 20:10 Lit Every man of my peace
- Jeremiah 20:10 Or persuaded
Acts 6:11
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11 Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”
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Acts 24:5-9
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5 For we have found this man a real pest and a fellow who stirs up dissension among all the Jews throughout [a]the world, and a ringleader of the (A)sect of the Nazarenes. 6 And he even tried to (B)desecrate the temple; and [b]then we arrested him. [[c]We wanted to judge him according to our own Law. 7 But Lysias the commander came along, and with much violence took him out of our hands, 8 ordering his accusers to come before you.] By examining him yourself concerning all these matters you will be able to ascertain the things of which we accuse him.” 9 (C)The Jews also joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so.
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Acts 24:13
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13 (A)Nor can they prove to you the charges of which they now accuse me.
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