Acts 23
Treated in 10 passages across the library.
The verses these writers stop at
- 23:11 The following night the Lord came and stood beside Paul. "Take courage," he said. "Just as you have borne witness to me in Jerusalem, you must bear witness in Rome as well." 3
- 23:12 When day came, a group of Jews banded together and swore an oath, calling down a curse on themselves if they ate or drank anything before they had killed Paul. 3
- 23:1 Paul fixed his eyes on the council and said, "Brothers, I have conducted my life before God with a fully clear conscience up to this very day." 2
- 23:6 Aware that the council was made up partly of Sadducees and partly of Pharisees, Paul called out to them, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, born to a family of Pharisees. It is over the hope of the dead rising that I am on trial." 1
- 23:8 The Sadducees say there is no resurrection, and neither angel nor spirit, but the Pharisees hold to both, the resurrection and the world of spirits. 1
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Where it is preached
- He Holds My Tomorrows ·
Enoch cites Acts 23:6
…main cause of his persecution. “I am on trial for the hope and Resurrection of the dead” (Acts 23:6). Other religions might teach reincarnation, or a salvation based upon works of…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
The Witness of our own Spirit cites Acts 23:1
…time expresses thus, “I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day;” (Acts 23:1) he denotes at another, by that expression, “herein do I exercise myself, to have always…
- Sermons on Several Occasions ·
Discourse 5 cites Acts 23:1
…“Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.” (Acts 23:1) He was therefore sincere when he was a Pharisee, as well when he was a Christian. He was…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 14 — In the Creation of the World, and All Things in It, the True God Distinguished by Certain Marks from Fictitious Gods cites Acts 23:8
…movements which God impresses on men, or manifestations which he gives of his own power (Acts 23:8). But this dream is contradicted by so many passages of Scriptures that it seems strange…
- The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith ·
The Month of April cites Acts 23:11
…for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome" Acts 23:11 Are you a witness for the Lord, and are you just now in danger? Then remember that you…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Joy cites Acts 23:11
…of bread. (2.) Before God calls his people to suffering. ‘Be of good cheer, Paul.’ Acts 23:11. When God was about to give Paul a cup of blood to drink, he spiced it with joy. ‘As the…
- Knots Untied ·
The Real Presence cites Acts xxiii. 11
…for as thou hast testified of Me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also in Rome.” (Acts xxiii. 11.) Again, in the last Epistle St. Paul wrote, we find him saying, “At my first answer no…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.3 The Third Commandment cites Acts 23: 12
…oath to do it. Such were they who bound themselves with an oath and curse to kill Paul. Acts 23: 12. To commit sin is bad enough; but to swear to commit sin, is a high profanation of God’s…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 8: To the Ends of the Earth ·
Paul’s Nephew cites Acts 23:12–24
…person to protect Paul. And God can use young people today too. Read it in your Bible: Acts 23:12–24 Dear God, thank you that you protected Paul through his brave nephew. Please make me…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 4, Chapter 13 — Of Vows cites Acts 23:12
…in the Acts, vowed “that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul” (Acts 23:12), though it had not been an impious conspiracy, it would still have been intolerably…