So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”
Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of
At this time some astrologers came forward and maliciously accused the Jews,
So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that
When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before
When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and yo
On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.