Acts 24:13
Nor can they prove to you any of their charges against me.
BSB
ASV
Neither can they prove to thee the things whereof they now accuse me.
KJV
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.
Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me. As that he was a pestilent fellow, a mover of sedition, and a profaner of the temple these things they could not set forth in any clear light, and bring testimonies, or give demonstration of; they could not make them appear to be true, which it lay upon them to do, or otherwise in course he ought be acquitted: this was challenging and defying them to make good their assertions.
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1 Peter 3:16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
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Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.
Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.
and wholesome speech that is above reproach, so that anyone who opposes us will be ashamed, having nothing bad to say about us.
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
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Acts 25:7When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
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And they began to accuse Him, saying, “We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding payment of taxes to Caesar, and proclaiming Himself to be Christ, a King.”
We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he…