Acts.16.20

Acts 16:20

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And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

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Cross References

Esther 3:8

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¶ And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.

Haman’s Plot against the Jews

Jeremiah 38:4

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Therefore the princes said unto 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 unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.

Jeremiah Cast into the Cistern

Jeremiah Thrown into the Cistern

Acts 16:19

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And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

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Acts 16:21

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And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.