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Acts 24:11

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Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
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  1. Acts 24:1Rank 1 from verse 11
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    1AND after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

  2. Acts 21:18Rank 2 from verse 11
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    18And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

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    26Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.

    27And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

  4. Acts 22:30Rank 4 from verse 11
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    30On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.

  5. Acts 23:11Rank 5 from verse 11
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    11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

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Acts 24:11

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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24:10Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

24:11Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

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24:12And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

24:13Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

24:14But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

24:15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

24:16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

24:17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

24:18Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

24:19Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

24:20Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

24:21Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

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