Talált 941 Eredmények: Council of Jerusalem
Then he answered, "Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus." (Acts 21, 13)
After this we got ready and went up to Jerusalem. (Acts 21, 15)
When we arrived in Jerusalem the brothers welcomed us warmly. (Acts 21, 17)
They would have killed him, had not a report reached the commander of the Roman troops that all of Jerusalem was rioting. (Acts 21, 31)
The High Priest and the whole Council of elders can bear witness to this. From them I received letters for the Jewish brothers in Damascus and I set out to arrest the Christians I would find there and bring them back to Jerusalem for punishment. (Acts 22, 5)
On my return to Jerusalem I was praying in the Temple, when I fell into a trance (Acts 22, 17)
and saw him. He spoke to me: 'Get ready to leave Jerusalem without delay, because they will not accept your testimony about me.' (Acts 22, 18)
The next day the commander wanted to know for certain the charges the Jews were making against Paul. So he released him from prison and called together the High Priest and the whole Council; and they brought Paul down and made him stand before them. (Acts 22, 30)
Paul looked directly at the Council and said, "Brothers, to this day I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God." (Acts 23, 1)
Paul knew that part of the Council were Sadducees and others Pharisees; so he spoke out in the Council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, son of a Pharisee. It is for the hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial here." (Acts 23, 6)
That night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Courage! As you have borne witness to me here in Jerusalem, so must you do in Rome." (Acts 23, 11)
Now then, it is up to you and the Council together to convince the Roman commander to bring him down to you on the pretext that you want to investigate his case more thoroughly. We, for our part, are prepared to kill him before he gets there." (Acts 23, 15)
