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Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
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Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
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Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.
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My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
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Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
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And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
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Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
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I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest.
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Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
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Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.
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Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
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For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
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But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.
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We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.
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Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
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As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.
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Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
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He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.
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God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God.
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He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.
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The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
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Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
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Genesis 50
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And Joseph fell upon his father’s face, and wept upon him, and kissed him.
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And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.
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And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.
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And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,
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My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come again.
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And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.
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And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,
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And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father’s house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.
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And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen: and it was a very great company.
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And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven days.
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And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which is beyond Jordan.
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And his sons did unto him according as he commanded them:
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For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.
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And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren, and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had buried his father.
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2 Chronicles 28
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Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father:
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For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
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Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
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He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
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Wherefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
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For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.
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And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
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And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
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But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the Lord God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.
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And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the Lord your God?
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Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.
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Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
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And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the Lord already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
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So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
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And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
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At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
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For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
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The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
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For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord.
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And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
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For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
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And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.
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For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
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And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
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And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.
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Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
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And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.
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And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
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And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
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And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:
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And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they ought not to circumcise their children, neither to walk after the customs.
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What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come.
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Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men which have a vow on them;
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Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
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As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
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Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.
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And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
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Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
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(For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
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And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
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And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
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Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
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Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
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And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
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And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
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For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
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And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
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Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
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But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
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And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
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Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
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(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
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I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
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And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.
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As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
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And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me.
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And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
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And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.
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And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
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And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.
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And when I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus.
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And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
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Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.
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And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
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For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
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And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
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And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
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And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
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And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
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And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
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And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
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And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
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And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
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The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
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And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
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When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
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Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
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And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
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Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
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On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
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And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
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And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by him to smite him on the mouth.
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Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?
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And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God’s high priest?
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Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
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But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
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And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
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For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
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And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.
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And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.
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And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
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