Ezr 4:12-15, Dan 3:12, 6:13, Luk 23:2, Joh 19:12, Act 16:21, 25:8-11 | ESV | STEP | be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem . They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city . They are finishing the walls and repairing the foundations .

12 be it known to the king that the Jews who came up from you to us have gone to Jerusalem. They are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city. They are ^afinishing the walls and repairing the foundations. 13 Now be it known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and the walls finished, they will not pay ^btribute, custom, or toll, and the royal revenue will be impaired. 14 Now because we eat the salt of the palace and it is not fitting for us to witness the king’s dishonor, therefore we send and inform the king, 15 in order that search may be made in the book of the records of your fathers. You will find in the book of the records and learn that this city is a rebellious city, hurtful to kings and provinces, and that sedition was stirred up in it from of old. That was why this city was laid waste.

Daniel 3:12

12 There are certain Jews whom you have ^cappointed over the affairs of ^dthe province of Babylon: ^eShadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men, O king, ^fpay no attention to you; they do not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.”

Daniel 6:13

13 Then they answered and said before the king, ^g“Daniel, who is one ^hof the exiles ⁱfrom Judah, ^jpays no attention to you, O king, or ^kthe injunction you have signed, but makes his petition ^lthree times a day.”

Luke 23:2

2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^mmisleading our nation and ⁿforbidding us to give tribute to ^oCaesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^pa king.”

John 19:12

12 From then on ^qPilate sought to release him, but the Jews cried out, “If you release this man, you are not Caesar’s friend. ^rEveryone who makes himself a king opposes Caesar.”

Acts 16:21

21 They ^sadvocate customs that are not lawful for us ^tas Romans to accept or practice.”

Acts 25:8-11

8 Paul argued in his defense, “Neither ^uagainst ^vthe law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor ^wagainst Caesar have I committed any offense.” 9 But Festus, ^xwishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these charges before me?” 10 But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s ^ytribunal, where I ought to be tried. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you yourself know very well. 11 If then I am a wrongdoer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. ^zI appeal to Caesar.”