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Citizens: Rights of Job 34:18

who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’

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Citizens: Rights of Proverbs 14:28, 35

A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin. / A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.

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Citizens: Rights of Proverbs 22:11

He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

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Citizens: Rights of Proverbs 23:1–3

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you, / and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite. / Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.

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Citizens: Rights of Acts 16:37

But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

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Citizens: Rights of Acts 19:36–39

Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash. / For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess. / So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.

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Citizens: Rights of Acts 22:25–29

But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?” / On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.” / The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.

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Citizens: Rights of Acts 24:18, 19

At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia / who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.

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Citizens: Rights of Acts 25:5, 10, 16

So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.” / Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well. / I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.

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