Acts 27:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.

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  • Acts 25:25 : 25 But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.
  • Acts 10:1 : 1 Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;
  • Acts 25:12 : 12 Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go.
  • Acts 18:2 : 2 And there he came across a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who not long before had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had given orders that all Jews were to go away from Rome: and he came to them;
  • Acts 27:11 : 11 But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
  • Acts 27:43 : 43 But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:
  • Acts 28:16 : 16 And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.
  • Rom 15:22-29 : 22 For which reason I was frequently kept from coming to you: 23 But now, having no longer any place in these parts and having had for a number of years a great desire to come to you, 24 Whenever I go to Spain (for it is my hope to see you on my way, and to be sent on there by you, if first I may in some measure have been comforted by your company)-- 25 But now I go to Jerusalem, taking help for the saints. 26 For it has been the good pleasure of those of Macedonia and Achaia to send a certain amount of money for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. 27 Yes, it has been their good pleasure; and they are in their debt. For if the Gentiles have had a part in the things of the Spirit which were theirs, it is right for them, in the same way, to give them help in the things of the flesh. 28 So when I have done this, and have given them this fruit of love, I will go on by you into Spain. 29 And I am certain that when I come, I will be full of the blessing of Christ.
  • Heb 13:24 : 24 Give words of love from me to those who are rulers over you, and to all the saints. Those who are in Italy send you their love.
  • Acts 19:21 : 21 Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.
  • Acts 21:32 : 32 And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul.
  • Acts 22:26 : 26 And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.
  • Acts 23:11 : 11 And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.
  • Acts 23:17 : 17 And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.
  • Acts 24:23 : 23 And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.
  • Acts 10:22 : 22 And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.
  • Acts 16:10 : 10 And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.
  • Acts 27:6 : 6 And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.
  • Gen 50:20 : 20 As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.
  • Ps 33:11 : 11 The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.
  • Lam 3:27 : 27 It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?
  • Matt 8:5-9 : 5 And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request, 6 Saying, Lord, my servant is ill in bed at the house, with no power in his body, and in great pain. 7 And he said to him, I will come and make him well. 8 And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well. 9 Because I myself am a man under authority, having under me fighting men; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does it. 10 And when these words came to the ears of Jesus he was surprised, and said to those who came after him, Truly I say to you, I have not seen such great faith, no, not in Israel.
  • Matt 27:54 : 54 Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.
  • Luke 7:2 : 2 And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.
  • Luke 23:47 : 47 And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

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  • Acts 27:6-7
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    6 And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.

    7 And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;

  • Acts 28:16-18
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    16 And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.

    17 Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he said to them, My brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the ways of our fathers, I was given, a prisoner from Jerusalem, into the hands of the Romans.

    18 Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of death in me.

  • Acts 27:2-4
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    2 And we went to sea in a ship of Adramyttium which was sailing to the sea towns of Asia, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

    3 And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.

    4 And sailing again from there, we went on under cover of Cyprus, because the wind was against us.

  • Acts 25:21
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    21 But when Paul made a request that he might be judged by Caesar, I gave orders for him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

  • Acts 27:42-43
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    42 Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.

    43 But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:

  • Acts 27:24
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    24 Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.

  • Acts 24:23
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    23 And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.

  • Acts 23:23-24
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    23 And he sent for two captains and said, Make ready two hundred men, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to go to Caesarea, at the third hour of the night:

    24 And get beasts so that they may put Paul on them, and take him safely to Felix, the ruler.

  • Acts 27:11
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    11 But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

  • Acts 22:24-26
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    24 The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.

    25 And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?

    26 And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

  • Acts 23:30-31
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    30 And when news was given to me that a secret design was being made against the man, I sent him straight away to you, giving orders to those who are against him to make their statements before you.

    31 So the armed men, as they were ordered, took Paul and came by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 27:30-32
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    30 Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;

    31 But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.

    32 Then the armed men, cutting the cords of the boat, let her go.

  • Acts 23:10-11
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    10 And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

    11 And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

  • Acts 23:17-18
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    17 And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

    18 So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.

  • Acts 28:14
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    14 Where we came across some of the brothers, who kept us with them for seven days; and so we came to Rome.

  • Acts 21:31-33
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    31 And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.

    32 And straight away he took some armed men and went quickly down to them: and the Jews, seeing them, gave no more blows to Paul.

    33 Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.

  • Acts 25:14
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    14 And as they were there for some days, Festus gave them Paul's story, saying, There is a certain man here who was put in prison by Felix:

  • Acts 22:29-30
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    29 Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.

    30 But on the day after, desiring to have certain knowledge of what the Jews had to say against him, he made him free, and gave orders for the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to come together, and he took Paul and put him before them.

  • Acts 18:12
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    12 But when Gallio was ruler of Achaia, all the Jews together made an attack on Paul, and took him to the judge's seat,

  • Acts 25:25
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    25 But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.

  • Acts 27:26-27
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    26 But we will be sent on to a certain island.

    27 But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land;

  • Acts 25:6
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    6 And when he had been with them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the day after, he took his place on the judge's seat, and sent for Paul.

  • Acts 16:37
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    37 But Paul said to them, They have given us who are Romans a public whipping without judging us, and have put us in prison. Will they now send us out secretly? no, truly, let them come themselves and take us out.

  • Acts 24:7
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  • Acts 23:33
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    33 And they, when they came to Caesarea, gave the letter to the ruler, and took Paul before him.

  • Acts 23:27
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    27 This man was taken by the Jews, and was about to be put to death by them, when I came on them with the army and took him out of danger, having knowledge that he was a Roman.

  • Acts 28:11
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    11 And after three months we went to sea in a ship of Alexandria sailing under the sign of the Dioscuri, which had been at the island for the winter.

  • Acts 21:2
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    2 And as there was a ship going to Phoenicia, we went in it.

  • Acts 26:30
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    30 And the king and the ruler and Bernice and those who were seated with them got up;

  • Acts 27:40
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    40 So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

  • Acts 20:13
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    13 But we, going before him by ship, went to Assos with the purpose of taking Paul in there: for so he had given orders, because he himself was coming by land.

  • Acts 25:4
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    4 But Festus, in answer, said that Paul was being kept in prison at Caesarea, and that in a short time he himself was going there.