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“Daā Na Ekɔa Ue”

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“Daā Na Ekɔa Ue”

Pɔɔl bee kpega kaka ue bie kɛ̄sī pya nɛɛ a bee le aa ɛrɛ gbɛnɛ saŋ le kɛ̄sī pya Sanhedrin

Dɛɛa nyɔɔ Doonu 21:18–23:10

1, 2. Ena a bee doo kɔ nɛɛ lɛɛratam Pɔɔl a kii Jerusalɛm a, e pya amunu finiabah na ekpesī bie lo kɛ̄ a?

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“Ba Nɛ Ka Bari” (Doonu 21:18-20a)

3-5. (a) Amunu zɔ̄zɔ̄ŋia na Pɔɔl bee si bie Jerusalɛm a, e ena a bee lu ekɔ a? (b) Ena i nɔ aāloo zɔ̄zɔ̄ŋia Pɔɔl bee nyɔɔnɛ pya kanɛɛ a le Jerusalɛm ɛrɛ a?

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“Dɛ̄dɛɛ̄ Wa Beenyiɛ Bɛamiā Nɛ I Lok” (Doonu 21:20b, 21)

6. Amunu taāŋa a le kɛ̄ na Pɔɔl bee suā a?

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7, 8. (a) Amunu ekwɔ sīdee ɛp nu na gbɛnɛ-edo Pya Nɛɛ Kraist a bee le Judia bee ɛrɛ a? (b) Ena anua elɔ sīdee ɛmadɛɛ̄ nu pio pya Juu bee ɛrɛ ama naa kura kɔ ba lu pya anna yira a?

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“Lɔgɔ Nu Naale Bu Nu A Elua Ekɔ” (Doonu 21:22-26)

9. Ena Pɔɔl bee tɔgɛ akiiloo Lok Mozis a?

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10. Bu mɛ sīdee na Pɔɔl bee tɔgɛ kɔ a kuūnaedɛɛ̄ kiiloo Lok le kokooa a?

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11. Amunu zuurabahtɔ̄ na pya kanɛɛ bee nɛ Pɔɔl a, e pya ena a bee legara bu dodoo lo zuurabahtɔ̄ a? (Ɛpnage ue a le kɛɛ̄.)

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12. Bu mɛ sīdee na Pɔɔl bee su nu warɛ sa gbaaloo pya kanɛɛ a le Jerusalɛm a?

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ROMAN LAW AND ROMAN CITIZENS

Roman authorities usually interfered little in local government. Generally speaking, Jewish law governed Jewish affairs. The Romans got involved in Paul’s case only because the riot that erupted upon his appearing in the temple was a threat to public order.

The Roman authorities had considerable power over ordinary provincial subjects. Things were different, however, when the authorities dealt with Roman citizens. a Citizenship afforded a person certain privileges that were recognized and honored throughout the empire. It was illegal, for example, to bind or beat an uncondemned Roman, since such treatment was considered fit for slaves only. Roman citizens also had the right to appeal the decisions of a provincial governor to the emperor, in Rome.

Roman citizenship could be obtained in a number of ways. The first was by inheritance. Emperors occasionally awarded citizenship to individuals or to the free populations of whole cities or districts for services rendered. A slave who bought his freedom from a Roman citizen, a slave who was set free by a Roman, or a veteran of the auxiliary forces who was discharged from the Roman army would himself become a Roman. Apparently, under certain circumstances it was also possible to purchase citizenship. The military commander Claudius Lysias thus told Paul: “I purchased these rights as a citizen for a large sum of money.” Paul responded: “But I have them by birth.” (Acts 22:28) Hence, one of Paul’s male ancestors must somehow have acquired Roman citizenship, although the circumstances remain unknown.

a In the first century C.E., not many Roman citizens would have lived in Judea. Only in the third century were all provincial subjects given Roman citizenship.

When no Scriptural principles were violated, Paul yielded. Do you?

“A Naa Bɔloo Kɔ A Tɔɔ̄ Dum” (Doonu 21:27–22:30)

13. (a) Ena anua pio pya Juu bee doo taāŋa bie tɔkaɛ a? (b) E a bee lu ekpɔā dum Pɔɔl doodoo wa?

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14, 15. (a) Ena Pɔɔl bee baatɛ̄ nɛ pya Juu a? (b) Ena nɛɛbee nɔ̄ pya Rom bee doo lo esuā nu anua pya Juu bee ɛrɛ gbɛnɛ biirabu a?

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MODERN-DAY LEGAL BATTLES

Like the apostle Paul, Jehovah’s modern-day Witnesses have sought every legal recourse open to them to combat restrictions imposed on their preaching work. They have been zealous in “the defending and legally establishing of the good news.”—Phil. 1:7.

During the 1920’s and 1930’s, hundreds were arrested for distributing Bible literature. For instance, by 1926, there were 897 cases pending in German courts. So much litigation was involved that it became necessary to establish a Legal Department at the Germany branch. During the 1930’s, arrests for house-to-house preaching in the United States alone ran into the hundreds every year. In 1936, that number rose to 1,149. To provide needed counsel, a Legal Department was also established in the United States. From 1933 to 1939, Witnesses in Romania faced 530 lawsuits. However, appeals to the Romanian High Court won many favorable decisions. Similar situations have developed in many other lands.

Legal challenges have arisen when Christians could not conscientiously agree to take part in activities that would violate their neutrality. (Isa. 2:2-4; John 17:14) Opposers have falsely accused them of sedition, which has sometimes resulted in a complete ban on their activities. Over the years, however, many governments have acknowledged that Jehovah’s Witnesses present no threat to them. b

b For a discussion of the legal victories of Jehovah’s Witnesses in various lands, see chapter 15 of the book God’s Kingdom Rules! and chapter 30 of the book Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom.

“Mda [Mm] Nɛɛ Farisii” (Doonu 23:1-10)

16, 17. (a) Naa baatɛ̄ nu a bee sira sɔ̄ Pɔɔl bee kɔ ue nɛ pya tɔbiaɛ Sanhedrin. (b) Mɛ sīdee na Pɔɔl bee tɔgɛ elap dogo kumalookɛ̄ sɔ̄ a bee lu ezip ye a?

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Like Paul, we seek common ground when speaking to those of a different religious background

18. Ena anua Pɔɔl bee su aba ɛɛ kue nɛɛ Farisii a, e bu mɛ sīdee na i dap su dua ekɛɛrɛ ama daānu bu pio kɛ̄tɔɔ̄ a?

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19. Ena anua zɔ̄zɔ̄ŋia pya Sanhedrin bee ɛrɛ bee ina kuma bu pɔrɔ sīdee a?

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THE SADDUCEES AND THE PHARISEES

The Sanhedrin, the national administrative council and high court of the Jews, was dominated by two rival sects—the Sadducees and the Pharisees. According to first-century historian Flavius Josephus, the main difference between these parties was that the Pharisees sought to impose a great number of traditional observances on the people, whereas the Sadducees considered obligatory only what was found in the Law of Moses. Both schools of thought were united in their opposition to Jesus.

It appears that the Sadducees, who were basically conservative, had close ties to the priesthood and that Annas and Caiaphas, both of whom had served as the high priest, belonged to this powerful sect. (Acts 5:17) Josephus says, however, that its teachings could “persuade none but the rich.”

The Pharisees, on the other hand, had great influence over the masses. Yet, their views, which included insistence on extreme ceremonial purity, made observing the Law burdensome for the people. In contrast with the Sadducees, the Pharisees attributed great importance to fate and believed that a soul survived death, after which it received a just reward or punishment for its virtues or its vices.

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“Ba Nɛ Ka Bari” (Doonu 21:​18-20a)

“Dɛ̄dɛɛ̄ Wa Beenyiɛ Bɛamiā Nɛ I Lok” (Doonu 21:20b, 21)

“Lɔgɔ Nu Naale Bu Nu A Elua Ekɔ” (Doonu 21:​22-26)

“A Naa Bɔloo Kɔ A Tɔɔ̄ Dum” (Doonu 21:27–22:30)

“Mda [Mm] Nɛɛ Farisii” (Doonu 23:​1-10)

“Daā Na Ekɔa Ue”

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“Ba Nɛ Ka Bari” (Doonu 21:18-20a)

“Lɔgɔ Nu Naale Bu Nu A Elua Ekɔ” (Doonu 21:22-26)

“Mda [Mm] Nɛɛ Farisii” (Doonu 23:1-10)