Acts 23:27

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Acts 22:25-29 : 25 And 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? 26 And 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. 27 And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea. 28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am [a Roman] born. 29 They 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.
  • Acts 23:10 : 10 And 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 24:6 : 6 who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:
  • Acts 21:31-33 : 31 And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion. 32 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. 33 Then 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.

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  • Acts 23:28-31
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    28And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:

    29whom I found to be accused about questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

    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.

  • Acts 24:6-8
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    6who moreover assayed to profane the temple: on whom also we laid hold:

    7(Ommitted)

    8from whom thou wilt be able, by examining him thyself, to take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him.

  • Acts 23:23-26
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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:

    24and [he bade them] provide beasts, that they might set Paul thereon, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.

    25And he wrote a letter after this form:

    26Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix, greeting.

  • 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 28:16-19
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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.

    19But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation.

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

  • Acts 25:15-17
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    15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed [me], asking for sentence against him.

    16To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

    17When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought.

  • Acts 25:24-26
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    24And Festus saith, King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye behold this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews made suit to me, both at Jerusalem and here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

    25But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death: and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him.

    26Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.

  • Acts 21:31-34
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    31And as they were seeking to kill him, tidings came up to the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

    32And 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.

    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.

  • Acts 22:26-27
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    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 23:17-20
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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?

    20And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask thee to bring down Paul to-morrow unto the council, as though thou wouldest inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him.

  • 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 23:15
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    15Now therefore do ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you, as though ye would judge of his case more exactly: and we, before he comes near, are ready to slay him.

  • Acts 24:21-23
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    21except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question before you this day.

    22But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will determine your matter.

    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 26:31-32
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    31and when they had withdrawn, they spake one to another, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

    32And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

  • 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 25:8
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    8while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.

  • Acts 26:12
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    12Whereupon as I journeyed to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests,

  • 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 24:19
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    19who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.

  • Acts 16:38
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    38And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;

  • 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 22:24
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    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.

  • 2 Cor 11:32
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    32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to take me: