Bible Verses About Jerusalem

and gazing at him, all those sitting in the sanhedrim saw his face as it were the face of a messenger.

And Saul was assenting to his death, and there came in that day a great persecution upon the assembly in Jerusalem, all also were scattered abroad in the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles;

and devout men carried away Stephen, and made great lamentation over him;

and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

they then indeed, having been scattered, went abroad proclaiming good news--the word.

Those, indeed, therefore, having been scattered abroad, from the tribulation that came after Stephen, went through unto Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only;

and there were certain of them men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who having entered into Antioch, were speaking unto the Hellenists, proclaiming good news--the Lord Jesus,

and the hand of the Lord was with them, a great number also, having believed, did turn unto the Lord.

Festus, therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea,

and the chief priest and the principal men of the Jews made manifest to him the things against Paul, and were calling on him,

asking favour against him, that he may send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to put him to death in the way.

Then, indeed, Festus answered that Paul is kept in Caesarea, and himself is about speedily to go on thither,

`Therefore those able among you--saith he--having come down together, if there be anything in this man--let them accuse him;'

and having tarried among them more than ten days, having gone down to Caesarea, on the morrow having sat upon the tribunal, he commanded Paul to be brought;

and he having come, there stood round about the Jews who have come down from Jerusalem--many and weighty charges they are bringing against Paul, which they were not able to prove,

he making defence--`Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar--did I commit any sin.'

And Festus willing to lay on the Jews a favour, answering Paul, said, `Art thou willing, to Jerusalem having gone up, there concerning these things to be judged before me?'

and Paul said, `At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know;

for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'

then Festus, having communed with the council, answered, `To Caesar thou hast appealed; to Caesar thou shalt go.'

And certain days having passed, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came down to Caesarea saluting Festus,