For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him. Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine? Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?

And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his reign, wrote they unto him an accusation against the inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.

And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him,

And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and accused the Jews.

And the king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever they came at the bottom of the den.

Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.

And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him. Farewell.

And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

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

Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any wickedness in him.

About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him.

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

Unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.

For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

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

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.