- and accused:
- "Thenª they came near,ª° and spakeª° beforeª the kingª concerningª the king'sª decree;ª Hast thou notª signedª° a decree,ª that¹ everyª manª that¹ shall askª° [a petition] ofª anyª Godª or manª withinª thirtyª days,ª saveª of¹ thee,² O king,ª shall be castª° into the denª of lions?ª The kingª answeredª° and said,ª° The thingª [is] true,ª according to the lawª of the Medesª and Persians,ª which¹ alterethª° not.ª ... Thenª answeredª° they and saidª° beforeª the king,ª That¹ Daniel,ª which¹ [is] ofª the childrenª of the captivityª of¹ Judah,ª regardethªª°¹ notª thee,² O king,ª nor the decreeª that¹ thou hast signed,ª° but makethª° his petitionª threeª timesª a day.ª" {Dan 6:12-13} + "Be¹ it²° knownª° unto the king,ª that the Jewsª whichª came upª° fromª¹ thee² to¹ us² are comeª° unto Jerusalem,ª buildingª° the rebelliousª and the badª city,ª and have set upª°°° the wallsª [thereof], and joinedª° the foundations.ª ... Weª certifyª° the kingª that,¹ ifª thisª cityª be buildedª° [again], and the wallsª thereof set up,ª° by thisª meansª thou shalt haveª noª portionª on this sideª the river.ª" {Ezr 4:12-16} + "And he thoughtª scornª° to layª° handsª on Mordecaiª alone;¹ for¹ they had shewedª° him¹ the peopleª of Mordecai:ª wherefore Hamanª soughtª° to destroyª°¹ all¹ the Jewsª that¹ [were] throughout the whole¹ kingdomª of Ahasuerus,ª [even] the peopleª of Mordecai.ª" {Est 3:6} + "And Hamanª saidª° unto kingª Ahasuerus,ª There isª a certainª peopleª scattered abroadª° and dispersedª° among¹ the peopleª in all¹ the provincesª of thy kingdom;ª and their lawsª [are] diverseª° from all¹¹ people;ª neither¹ keepª° they the king'sª laws:ª therefore it [is] not¹ for the king'sª profitª° to suffer²°¹ them. ... If¹ it pleaseª°¹ the king,ª let it be writtenª° that they may be destroyed:ª° and I will payª° tenª thousandª talentsª of silverª to¹ the handsª of those that have the chargeª° of the business,ª to bringª° [it] into¹ the king'sª treasuries.ª" {Est 3:8-9} + "Andª broughtª° themª to the¹ magistrates,ª saying,ª° Theseª men,ª beingª° Jews,ª do exceedingly troubleª° ourª city,ª ... Andª the¹ multitudeª rose up togetherª° againstª them:ª andª the¹ magistratesª rent offª° theirª clothes,ª and commandedª° to beatª° [them]." {Act 16:20-22} + "Andª when they foundª° themª not,ª they drewª° Jasonª andª certainª brethrenª untoª the¹ rulers of the city,ª crying,ª°² Theseª that have turned²° the world² upside downª°¹¹ are comeª° hitherª also;ª ... Andª they troubledª° the¹ peopleª andª the¹ rulers of the city,ª when they heardª° these things.ª" {Act 17:6-8} + "Butª we desireª° to hearª° ofª theeª whatª thou thinkest:ª° forª as¹ concerningª² thisª sect,ª weª knowªª° thatª every whereª it is spoken against.ª°" {Act 28:22} + "Forª the timeª pastª° of [our] lifeª may sufficeª usª to have wroughtª° the¹ willª of the¹ Gentiles,ª when we walkedª° inª lasciviousness,ª lusts,ª excess of wine,ª revellings,ª banquetings,ª andª abominableª idolatries:ª ... Whereinªª they think it strangeª° that yeª run²° not² with¹¹ [them] toª the¹ sameª excessª of riot,ª speaking evil ofª° [you]:" {1Pe 4:3-4}
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