What Does the Bible Say About Indictments?

“In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,”

“And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the ward was there, whose name was Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah; and he took Jeremiah the prophet, saying, Thou fallest away to the Chaldeans.”

“There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. have: Cald. have set no regard upon thee”

“Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.”

“And said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.”

“But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.”

“And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.”

“And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

“We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.”

“But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?”

“And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.”

“And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

“Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:”

“And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.”

“And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest it.”

“And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

“They answered and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.”

“Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?”

“The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.”

“And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar.”

“And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

“Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.”

“And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:”

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

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

“Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.”

“Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.”

“And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:”

“For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:”

“Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:”

“But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.”

“Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.”

“For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.”