Acts 22:26

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When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it, saying, 'What are you about to do? This man is a Roman citizen.'

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  • Acts 22:29 : 29 Immediately, those who were about to interrogate him stepped away. The commander was also afraid, realizing that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.
  • Acts 23:27 : 27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman citizen.

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  • Acts 22:27-30
    4 verses
    87%

    27The commander came and asked him, 'Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?' Paul said, 'Yes.'

    28The commander responded, 'I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money.' But Paul said, 'I was born a citizen.'

    29Immediately, those who were about to interrogate him stepped away. The commander was also afraid, realizing that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.

    30The next day, wanting to know for certain why Paul was being accused by the Jews, the commander released him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.

  • Acts 22:24-25
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    24the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks and directed that he be interrogated under flogging to understand the reason they were shouting against him like this.

    25As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing there, 'Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t been condemned?'

  • Acts 23:16-19
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    16But the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, so he went to the barracks and reported it to Paul.

    17Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, 'Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.'

    18So the centurion took him, led him to the commander, and said, 'The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.'

    19The commander took the young man by the hand, drew him aside, and asked him privately, 'What is it you have to tell me?'

  • Acts 21:31-34
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    77%

    31While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman cohort that all Jerusalem was in uproar.

    32At once, he took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

    33The commander came up, arrested Paul, ordered him to be bound with two chains, and asked who he was and what he had done.

    34Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another. Because the commander could not get at the truth due to the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.

  • Acts 23:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    22So the commander dismissed the young man and ordered him, 'Don’t tell anyone that you have informed me about this.'

    23Then he called two of the centurions and said, 'Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o’clock tonight.'

  • Acts 24:22-23
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    22Then Felix, who was well informed about the Way, adjourned the proceedings and said, 'When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case.'

    23He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard but to give him some freedom and not to prevent his friends from attending to his needs.

  • Acts 16:38
    75%

    38The officers reported this to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid.

  • Acts 28:16-17
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    75%

    16When we came to Rome, the centurion handed over the prisoners to the commander of the guard, but Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who was guarding him.

    17After three days, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, 'Brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.'

  • Acts 21:36-37
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    75%

    36The crowd that followed kept shouting, 'Take him away!'

    37As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commander, 'May I say something to you?' The commander replied, 'Do you speak Greek?'

  • Acts 23:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10When the dissension became violent, the commander, fearing that Paul might be torn apart by them, ordered the troops to go down and take him by force from among them and bring him into the barracks.

    11The following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, 'Take courage! For as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.'

  • Acts 23:27-28
    2 verses
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    27This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman citizen.

    28Wanting to know the exact charge they were bringing against him, I brought him down to their council.

  • Acts 27:11
    73%

    11But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the owner of the ship than by what Paul said.

  • Acts 27:1
    72%

    1When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment.

  • Matt 8:5
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    5When Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him,

  • Acts 23:30-31
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    72%

    30When I was informed of a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately and also instructed his accusers to state their case against him before you. Farewell.

    31So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 24:7
    72%

    7But Lysias, the commander, came and intervened with great force, taking him out of our hands.

  • Acts 25:15-16
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    15When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews brought charges against him, requesting a judgment against him.

    16I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused has met their accusers face to face and has had an opportunity to defend himself against the charges.

  • Acts 25:10-11
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    71%

    10Paul said, 'I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you yourself clearly know.'

    11If I am guilty and have done anything deserving of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.

  • Acts 25:8
    71%

    8Paul defended himself, saying, 'I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews, the temple, or Caesar.'

  • Acts 25:21
    71%

    21But when Paul appealed to be held for the Emperor’s decision, I ordered him to be kept in custody until I could send him to Caesar.

  • Acts 26:30-31
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    30The king, the governor, Bernice, and those sitting with them got up and left.

    31As they were leaving, they began to discuss among themselves, saying, 'This man has done nothing deserving death or imprisonment.'

  • Acts 27:43
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    43But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

  • Acts 23:34
    70%

    34After reading the letter, the governor asked which province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

  • Acts 16:36
    70%

    36The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, 'The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.'

  • Matt 8:9
    69%

    9'For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and I tell my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.'

  • Acts 27:24
    69%

    24saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar. And God has graciously given you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'

  • Acts 25:2
    69%

    2The chief priest and the leaders of the Jews brought charges against Paul and were urging Festus.

  • Acts 25:6
    69%

    6After spending more than ten days among them, Festus went down to Caesarea. The next day, he took his seat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought in.

  • Acts 21:39
    69%

    39Paul answered, 'I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Please let me speak to the people.'

  • Luke 7:6
    69%

    6So Jesus went with them. When He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to say to Him, 'Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.'