Bible Cross References
Delivering
Acts 9:23-25
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After many days had gone by, the Jews met together and made plans to kill Saul,
24
but he was told of their plan. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
25
But one night Saul's followers took him and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.
Acts 9:29-25
Acts 9:30-25
Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the leading men of the city and the Gentile women of high social standing who worshiped God. They started a persecution against Paul and Barnabas and threw them out of their region.
Acts 14:5
Then some Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, decided to mistreat the apostles and stone them.
Acts 14:6
When the apostles learned about it, they fled to the cities of Lystra and Derbe in Lycaonia and to the surrounding territory.
Acts 14:19
Some Jews came from Antioch in Pisidia and from Iconium; they won the crowds over to their side, stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, thinking that he was dead.
Acts 14:20
But when the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town. The next day he and Barnabas went to Derbe.
Acts 16:39
So they went and apologized to them; then they led them out of the prison and asked them to leave the city.
Acts 17:10
As soon as night came, the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived, they went to the synagogue.
Acts 17:14
At once the believers sent Paul away to the coast; but both Silas and Timothy stayed in Berea.
Acts 18:10
for I am with you. No one will be able to harm you, for many in this city are my people."
Acts 18:12-16
12
When Gallio was made the Roman governor of Achaia, Jews there got together, seized Paul, and took him into court.
13
"This man," they said, "is trying to persuade people to worship God in a way that is against the law!"
14
Paul was about to speak when Gallio said to the Jews, "If this were a matter of some evil crime or wrong that has been committed, it would be reasonable for me to be patient with you Jews.
15
But since it is an argument about words and names and your own law, you yourselves must settle it. I will not be the judge of such things!"
16
And he drove them out of the court.
Acts 19:28-41
28
As the crowd heard these words, they became furious and started shouting, "Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"
29
The uproar spread throughout the whole city. The mob grabbed Gaius and Aristarchus, two Macedonians who were traveling with Paul, and rushed with them to the theater.
30
Paul himself wanted to go before the crowd, but the believers would not let him.
31
Some of the provincial authorities, who were his friends, also sent him a message begging him not to show himself in the theater.
32
Meanwhile the whole meeting was in an uproar: some people were shouting one thing, others were shouting something else, because most of them did not even know why they had come together.
33
Some of the people concluded that Alexander was responsible, since the Jews made him go up to the front. Then Alexander motioned with his hand for the people to be silent, and he tried to make a speech of defense.
34
But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they all shouted together the same thing for two hours: "Great is Artemis of Ephesus!"
35
At last the city clerk was able to calm the crowd. "Fellow Ephesians!" he said. "Everyone knows that the city of Ephesus is the keeper of the temple of the great Artemis and of the sacred stone that fell down from heaven.
36
Nobody can deny these things. So then, you must calm down and not do anything reckless.
37
You have brought these men here even though they have not robbed temples or said evil things about our goddess.
38
If Demetrius and his workers have an accusation against anyone, we have the authorities and the regular days for court; charges can be made there.
39
But if there is something more that you want, it will have to be settled in a legal meeting of citizens.
40
For after what has happened today, there is the danger that we will be accused of a riot. There is no excuse for all this uproar, and we would not be able to give a good reason for it."
41
After saying this, he dismissed the meeting.
Acts 21:28-36
28
"People of Israel!" they shouted. "Help! This is the man who goes everywhere teaching everyone against the people of Israel, the Law of Moses, and this Temple. And now he has even brought some Gentiles into the Temple and defiled this holy place!"
29
(They said this because they had seen Trophimus from Ephesus with Paul in the city, and they thought that Paul had taken him into the Temple.)
30
Confusion spread through the whole city, and the people all ran together, grabbed Paul, and dragged him out of the Temple. At once the Temple doors were closed.
31
The mob was trying to kill Paul, when a report was sent up to the commander of the Roman troops that all of Jerusalem was rioting.
32
At once the commander took some officers and soldiers and rushed down to the crowd. When the people saw him with the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33
The commander went over to Paul, arrested him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. Then he asked, "Who is this man, and what has he done?"
34
Some in the crowd shouted one thing, others something else. There was such confusion that the commander could not find out exactly what had happened, so he ordered his men to take Paul up into the fort.
35
They got as far as the steps with him, and then the soldiers had to carry him because the mob was so wild.
36
They were all coming after him and screaming, "Kill him!"
Acts 22:21
'Go,' the Lord said to me, 'for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.' "
Acts 22:22
The people listened to Paul until he said this; but then they started shouting at the top of their voices, "Away with him! Kill him! He's not fit to live!"
Acts 23:10-24
10
The argument became so violent that the commander was afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces. So he ordered his soldiers to go down into the group, get Paul away from them, and take him into the fort.
11
That night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Don't be afraid! You have given your witness for me here in Jerusalem, and you must also do the same in Rome."
12
The next morning some Jews met together and made a plan. They took a vow that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
13
There were more than forty who planned this together.
14
Then they went to the chief priests and elders and said, "We have taken a solemn vow together not to eat a thing until we have killed Paul.
15
Now then, you and the Council send word to the Roman commander to bring Paul down to you, pretending that you want to get more accurate information about him. But we will be ready to kill him before he ever gets here."
16
But the son of Paul's sister heard about the plot; so he went to the fort and told Paul.
17
Then Paul called one of the officers and said to him, "Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him."
18
The officer took him, led him to the commander, and said, "The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, because he has something to say to you."
19
The commander took him by the hand, led him off by himself, and asked him, "What do you have to tell me?"
20
He said, "The Jewish authorities have agreed to ask you tomorrow to take Paul down to the Council, pretending that the Council wants to get more accurate information about him.
21
But don't listen to them, because there are more than forty men who will be hiding and waiting for him. They have taken a vow not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are now ready to do it and are waiting for your decision."
22
The commander said, "Don't tell anyone that you have reported this to me." And he sent the young man away.
23
Then the commander called two of his officers and said, "Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, together with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, and be ready to leave by nine o'clock tonight.
24
Provide some horses for Paul to ride and get him safely through to Governor Felix."
Acts 25:3
to do them the favor of having Paul come to Jerusalem, for they had made a plot to kill him on the way.
Acts 25:9-11
9
But Festus wanted to gain favor with the Jews, so he asked Paul, "Would you be willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried on these charges before me there?"
10
Paul said, "I am standing before the Emperor's own judgment court, where I should be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself well know.
11
If I have broken the law and done something for which I deserve the death penalty, I do not ask to escape it. But if there is no truth in the charges they bring against me, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to the Emperor."
Acts 27:42-44
42
The soldiers made a plan to kill all the prisoners, in order to keep them from swimming ashore and escaping.
43
But the army officer wanted to save Paul, so he stopped them from doing this. Instead, he ordered everyone who could swim to jump overboard first and swim ashore;
44
the rest were to follow, holding on to the planks or to some broken pieces of the ship. And this was how we all got safely ashore.
Psalm 34:19
Good people suffer many troubles, but the LORD saves them from them all;
Psalm 37:32
Wicked people watch good people and try to kill them;
Psalm 37:33
but the LORD will not abandon them to their enemy's power or let them be condemned when they are on trial.
2 Corinthians 1:8-10
8
We want to remind you, friends, of the trouble we had in the province of Asia. The burdens laid upon us were so great and so heavy that we gave up all hope of staying alive.
9
We felt that the death sentence had been passed on us. But this happened so that we should rely, not on ourselves, but only on God, who raises the dead.
10
From such terrible dangers of death he saved us, and will save us; and we have placed our hope in him that he will save us again,
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
8
We are often troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but never in despair;
9
there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed.
10
At all times we carry in our mortal bodies the death of Jesus, so that his life also may be seen in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 11:23-26
23
Are they Christ's servants? I sound like a madman---but I am a better servant than they are! I have worked much harder, I have been in prison more times, I have been whipped much more, and I have been near death more often.
24
Five times I was given the thirty-nine lashes by the Jews;
25
three times I was whipped by the Romans; and once I was stoned. I have been in three shipwrecks, and once I spent twenty-four hours in the water.
26
In my many travels I have been in danger from floods and from robbers, in danger from my own people and from Gentiles; there have been dangers in the cities, dangers in the wilds, dangers on the high seas, and dangers from false friends.
2 Timothy 3:11
my persecutions, and my sufferings. You know all that happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra, the terrible persecutions I endured! But the Lord rescued me from them all.
2 Timothy 4:16
No one stood by me the first time I defended myself; all deserted me. May God not count it against them!
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength, so that I was able to proclaim the full message for all the Gentiles to hear; and I was rescued from being sentenced to death.
the Gentiles
Acts 9:15
The Lord said to him, "Go, because I have chosen him to serve me, to make my name known to Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel.
Acts 22:21
'Go,' the Lord said to me, 'for I will send you far away to the Gentiles.' "
Acts 28:28
And Paul concluded: "You are to know, then, that God's message of salvation has been sent to the Gentiles. They will listen!"
Romans 11:13
I am speaking now to you Gentiles: As long as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I will take pride in my work.
Romans 15:16
of being a servant of Christ Jesus to work for the Gentiles. I serve like a priest in preaching the Good News from God, in order that the Gentiles may be an offering acceptable to God, dedicated to him by the Holy Spirit.
Galatians 2:9
James, Peter, and John, who seemed to be the leaders, recognized that God had given me this special task; so they shook hands with Barnabas and me, as a sign that we were all partners. We agreed that Barnabas and I would work among the Gentiles and they among the Jews.
Ephesians 3:7
I was made a servant of the gospel by God's special gift, which he gave me through the working of his power.
Ephesians 3:8
I am less than the least of all God's people; yet God gave me this privilege of taking to the Gentiles the Good News about the infinite riches of Christ,
1 Timothy 2:7
and that is why I was sent as an apostle and teacher of the Gentiles, to proclaim the message of faith and truth. I am not lying; I am telling the truth!
2 Timothy 1:11
God has appointed me as an apostle and teacher to proclaim the Good News,
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength, so that I was able to proclaim the full message for all the Gentiles to hear; and I was rescued from being sentenced to death.