Acts 15:7
15:7 After there had been much debate,
Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that some time ago
God chose
me to preach to the Gentiles so they would hear the message
of the gospel
and believe.
Acts 22:5
22:5 as both the high priest and the whole council of elders
can testify about me. From them
I also received
letters to the brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way
to make arrests there and bring
the prisoners
to Jerusalem
to be punished.
Acts 23:6
23:6 Then when Paul noticed that part of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, he shouted out in the council, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead!”
Acts 28:17
Paul Addresses the Jewish Community in Rome
28:17 After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders together. When they had assembled, he said to them, “Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.