Ezr 4:15-16, Neh 6:6, Luk 23:2, Joh 19:12, Act 24:5 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

Ezra 4:15-16

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. 16 We make known to the king that if this city is rebuilt and its walls finished, you will then have no possession in the province Beyond the River.”

Nehemiah 6:6

6 In it was written, “It is reported among the nations, and Geshem ^{▼▼Hebrew Gashmu} also says it, that you and ^bthe Jews intend to rebel; that is why you are building the wall. And according to these reports you wish to become their king.

Luke 23:2

2 And they began to accuse him, saying, “We found this man ^cmisleading our nation and ^dforbidding us to give tribute to ^eCaesar, and saying that he himself is Christ, ^fa king.”

John 19:12

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

Acts 24:5

5 For we have found this man a plague, ⁱone who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world and is a ringleader of ^jthe sect of the Nazarenes.