Acts 25:3
And desired favor against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.
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2Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
Psalms 64:2Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Proverbs 24:15Lay not wait, O wicked man , against the dwelling of the righteous; destroy not his resting-place:
Jeremiah 38:4Therefore the princes said to the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words to them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
Luke 23:8And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he had been for a long time, desirous to see him, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to see some miracle done by him.
Acts 9:2And desired from him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he should find any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry on Acts 25:2-13
Paul Arraigned before Festus; Paul's Fourth Defence; Paul Appeals to Cæsar. 1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days he ascended from Cæsarea to Jerusalem. 2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, 3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him. 4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cæsarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. 5 Let them therefore, said… Read the whole commentary →