Acts 21:32

American Standard Version (1901)

And forthwith he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down upon them: and they, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul.

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  • Acts 23:27 : 27 This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.
  • Acts 24:6 : 6 who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:
  • Isa 3:15 : 15 what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
  • Acts 5:40 : 40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles unto them, they beat them and charged them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
  • Acts 18:17 : 17 And they all laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things.
  • Acts 22:19 : 19 And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
  • Acts 23:23-24 : 23 And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night: 24 and [he bade them] provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

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  • Acts 21:29-31
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    29For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.

    30And all the city was moved, and the people ran together; and they laid hold on Paul, and dragged him out of the temple: and straightway the doors were shut.

    31And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

  • Acts 21:33-37
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    33Then the chief captain came near, and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired who he was, and what he had done.

    34And some shouted one thing, some another, among the crowd: and when he could not know the certainty for the uproar, he commanded him to be brought into the castle.

    35And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the crowd;

    36for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, Away with him.

    37And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?

  • Acts 23:10
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    10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.

  • Acts 22:29-30
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    29They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

    30But on the morrow, desiring to know the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

  • Acts 22:23-27
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    23And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,

    24the chief captain commanded him be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him.

    25And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

    26And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.

    27And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

  • Acts 24:7
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    7(Ommitted)

  • Acts 23:30-32
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    30And when it was shown to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to thee forthwith, charging his accusers also to speak against him before thee.

    31So the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

    32But on the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle:

  • Acts 16:35-38
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    35But when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

    36And the jailor reported the words to Paul, [saying], The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace.

    37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily? Nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out.

    38And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;

  • Acts 16:22-23
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    22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.

    23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

  • Acts 28:16-18
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    16And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.

    17And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:

    18who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.

  • Acts 23:17-19
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    17And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him.

    18So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and saith, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say to thee.

    19And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me?

  • Acts 26:30
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    30And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

  • Acts 21:27
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    27And when the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,

  • Acts 23:27
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    27This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be slain of them, when I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

  • Acts 26:21
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    21For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.

  • Acts 23:23
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    23And he called unto him two of the centurions, and said, Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour of the night:

  • Acts 27:43
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    43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;

  • Acts 27:1
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    1And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

  • Acts 16:19
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    19But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they laid hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers,

  • Acts 18:17
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    17And they all laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things.

  • Acts 14:19
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    19But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.

  • Matt 27:27
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    27Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered unto him the whole band.

  • Acts 27:32
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    32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

  • Acts 17:9
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    9And when they had taken security from Jason and the rest, they let them go.

  • Acts 24:23
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    23And he gave order to the centurion that he should be kept in charge, and should have indulgence; and not to forbid any of his friends to minister unto him.

  • Acts 18:12
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    12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment-seat,

  • Acts 5:26
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    26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, [but] without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.

  • Acts 22:19
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    19And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

  • John 18:12
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    12So the band and the chief captain, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,