Acts 24:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And he commaunded an vnder captayne to kepe Paul, and to let hym haue rest, and that he shoulde forbyd none of his acquayntaunce to minister vnto hym, or to come vnto hym.

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  • Acts 27:3 : 3 And the next day we came to Sidon: And Iulius curteouslye entreated Paul, and gaue hym libertie to go vnto his friendes, and to refreshe hym selfe.
  • Acts 28:16 : 16 And when we came to Rome, ye vnder captayne delyuered the prysoners to the chiefe captayne of the hoast: But Paul was suffred to dwell by him selfe, with a souldyer that kept hym.
  • Acts 28:31 : 31 Preachyng the kyngdome of God, and teachyng those thynges which concerne the Lorde Iesus Christe, with all confidence, no man forbyddyng hym.
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 When a mans wayes please the Lord, he maketh his very enemies to be his frendes.
  • Acts 21:8-9 : 8 And the next daye, they that were of Paules companie departed, and came vnto Cesarea: And we entred into the house of Philip the Euangelist (which was one of the seuen) and abode with hym. 9 And the same man had foure daughters, virgins, which dyd prophesie. 10 And as we taryed there a good many of dayes, there came a certaine prophete from Iurie, named Agabus. 11 And when he was come vnto vs, he toke Paules girdle, & bounde his owne handes and feete, & sayde: Thus sayth the holy ghost, so shall the Iewes at Hierusalem bynde the man that oweth this girdle, and shall delyuer hym into the handes of the gentiles. 12 And when we hearde these thynges, both we and other whiche were of the same place, besought him that he would not go vp to Hierusalem. 13 Then Paule aunswered: What do ye weepyng and vexyng myne heart? For I am redy, not to be bounde only, but also to dye at Hierusalem for the name of the Lorde Iesu. 14 And when we coulde not turne his mynde, we ceassed, saying: the wyll of the Lorde be fulfylled.
  • Acts 23:16 : 16 And when Paules sisters sonne heard of their laying awaite, he went & entred into the castle, and tolde Paul.
  • Acts 23:35 : 35 I wyll heare thee, sayde he, when thyne accusars are come also. And he comaunded hym to be kept in Herodes iudgement hall.
  • Acts 24:26 : 26 He hoped also, that money shoulde haue ben geuen hym of Paul, that he myght loose hym: wherfore, he sent for hym the oftener, and communed with hym.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 28:16-18
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    80%

    16And when we came to Rome, ye vnder captayne delyuered the prysoners to the chiefe captayne of the hoast: But Paul was suffred to dwell by him selfe, with a souldyer that kept hym.

    17And it came to passe, that after three dayes Paul called ye chiefe of the Iewes together. And whe they were come, he sayde vnto them: Men and brethren, though I haue committed nothyng agaynst the people, or lawes of the fathers, yet was I delyuered prysoner from Hierusalem, into the handes of the Romanes.

    18Which when they had examined me, woulde haue let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

  • Acts 23:22-27
    6 verses
    77%

    22The vpper captayne then let ye young man depart, and charged hym, see thou tell it out to no man, that thou hast shewed these thynges to me.

    23And he called vnto hym two vnder captaynes, saying: Make redy two hundred souldyers, to go to Cesarea, and horsmen threescore and ten, and spearemen two hundred, at the thirde houre of the nyght:

    24And delyuer them beastes, that they may set Paul on, and bryng hym safe vnto Felix the hye deputie.

    25And he wrote a letter, after this maner.

    26Claudius Lysias, vnto the most mightie ruler Felix, sendeth greetinges.

    27This man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue ben kylled of them: Then came I with souldeirs, & rescued hym, and perceaued that he was a Romane.

  • Acts 27:3
    76%

    3And the next day we came to Sidon: And Iulius curteouslye entreated Paul, and gaue hym libertie to go vnto his friendes, and to refreshe hym selfe.

  • Acts 22:24-27
    4 verses
    76%

    24The chiefe captaine comaunded hym to be brought into the castle, & bade that he shoulde be scourged, and examined, that he myght knowe wherefore they cryed so on hym.

    25And as they boude him with thonges, Paul saide vnto ye Centurion that stoode by: Is it lawfull for you to scourge a man that is a Romane, and vncondempned?

    26When the Centurion hearde that, he went and tolde the vpper captaine, saying: Take heede what thou doest, for this man is a Romane.

    27Then the vpper captaine came, & saide vnto him: Tel me, art thou a Romane? He sayde, yea.

  • Acts 22:29-30
    2 verses
    75%

    29Then strayghtway departed fro him they which should haue examined him. And the hie captaine also was afrayde, after he knew that he was a Romane, and because he had bounde hym.

    30On the morowe, because he woulde haue knowen the certaintie wherefore he was accused of the Iewes, he loosed hym from his bandes, and commaunded the hye priestes & all the counsell to come together, & brought Paul foorth, and set hym before them.

  • Acts 23:30-31
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    30And when it was shewed me howe that the Iewes layde wayte for the man, I sent hym strayghtway to thee, and gaue commaundement to his accusers, that the thynges which they haue agaynst hym, they shoulde tell before thee. Fare well.

    31Then the souldyers, as it was commaunded them, toke Paul, and brought hym by nyght to Antipatris.

  • Acts 23:17-19
    3 verses
    75%

    17And Paul called one of the vnder captaynes vnto hym, and sayde: Bryng this young man vnto the hye captayne, for he hath a certayne thyng to shewe hym.

    18And he toke hym, and brought hym to the hye captayne, and sayde: Paul the prisoner called me vnto him, and prayed me to bryng this young man vnto thee, which hath a certayne matter to shewe thee.

    19Then the hye captayne toke hym by the hande, and went with hym out of the way, and asked hym: What is it that thou hast to tell me?

  • Acts 24:22
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    22And when Felix hearde these thynges, he deferred them, for he knewe very well of that way, and sayde: When Lysias the captayne is come downe, I will knowe the utmost of your matter.

  • Acts 25:21
    75%

    21But when Paul had appealed to be kept vnto the knowledge of Augustus, I commaunded hym to be kept, tyll I myght sende hym to Caesar.

  • Acts 24:26-27
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    75%

    26He hoped also, that money shoulde haue ben geuen hym of Paul, that he myght loose hym: wherfore, he sent for hym the oftener, and communed with hym.

    27But after two yere, Porcius Festus came into Felix rowme: And Felix wyllyng to shewe the Iewes a pleasure, left Paul bounde.

  • Acts 24:24
    74%

    24And after certayne dayes, when Felix came, with his wyfe Drusilla, which was a Iewesse, he called foorth Paul, and hearde hym of the fayth which is towarde Christe.

  • Acts 27:1
    74%

    1And when it was cocluded, that we shoulde sayle into Italie, they delyuered both Paul, & certayne other prysoners, vnto one named Iulius, an vnder captayne of Augustus bande.

  • Acts 28:30-31
    2 verses
    73%

    30And Paul dwelt two yeres full in his owne hired house, and receaued all that came in vnto hym,

    31Preachyng the kyngdome of God, and teachyng those thynges which concerne the Lorde Iesus Christe, with all confidence, no man forbyddyng hym.

  • Acts 19:31
    73%

    31But certaine of ye chiefe of Asia, which were his friendes, sent vnto hym, desiryng hym that he would not preasse into the common hall.

  • Acts 21:32-33
    2 verses
    73%

    32Which immediatly toke souldiers, and vnder captaines, and ran downe vnto them: And when they sawe the vpper captaine and the souldiers, they left smytyng of Paul.

    33Then the chiefe captaine came neare, & toke hym, and comaunded hym to be bounde with two chaynes, & demaunded who he was, & what he had done.

  • Acts 25:14-15
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    73%

    14And when they had ben there a good season, Festus rehearsed Paules cause vnto the kyng, saying: There is a certayne man left in bondes of Felix,

    15About whom, when I came to Hierusalem, the hye priestes and elders of the Iewes enfourmed me, and desired to haue iudgement agaynst hym.

  • Acts 23:10-11
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    73%

    10And when there arose a great debate, the chiefe captayne, fearyng lest Paul shoulde haue ben pluckt asunder of the, comaunded the souldiers to go downe, and to take him from among them, and to bryng hym into the castle.

    11And the nyght folowyng, the Lorde stoode by hym, and sayde: Be of good cheare Paul, for as thou hast testified of me in Hierusalem, so must thou beare witnesse also at Rome.

  • Acts 16:35-36
    2 verses
    72%

    35And when it was day, the officers sent the sergeauntes, saying: Let those men go.

    36And the keper of the pryson tolde this saying to Paul, the officers haue sent worde to loose you. Nowe therfore, get you hence, and go in peace.

  • Acts 27:43
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    43But the vnder captayne wyllyng to saue Paul, kept the from their purpose, & commaunded that they which coulde swymme, shoulde cast them selues first into the sea, and scape to lande:

  • Acts 24:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7But the hye captayne Lysias, came vpon vs, and with great violence toke hym away out of our handes,

    8Commaundyng his accusers to come vnto thee: Of whom thou mayest, yf thou wilt enquire, knowe the certayntie of all these thynges, wherof we accuse hym.

  • Acts 25:4
    72%

    4But Festus aunswered, that Paul shoulde be kept at Cesarea, and that he himselfe woulde shortly depart thither.

  • Acts 27:24
    71%

    24Saying: Feare not Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar. And lo, God hath geuen thee all them that sayle with thee.

  • Acts 25:23
    71%

    23And on the morowe, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, with great pompe, and were entred into the counsell house, with the chiefe captaynes, and chiefe men of the citie, at Festus commaundement was Paul brought foorth.

  • Acts 23:15
    71%

    15Nowe therfore geue ye knowledge to the vpper captayne, and to the counsell, that he bryng hym foorth vnto you to morrowe, as though ye woulde knowe somethyng more perfectly of hym: And we, or euer he come neare, are redy to kyll hym.

  • Acts 25:6
    71%

    6And when he had taryed among them more then ten dayes, he went downe vnto Cesarea, & the next day sate downe in the iudgement seate, and commaunded Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 27:11
    71%

    11Neuerthelesse, the vnder captayne beleued the gouernour and the maister of the shippe, more then those thynges which were spoken of Paul.

  • Acts 23:35
    70%

    35I wyll heare thee, sayde he, when thyne accusars are come also. And he comaunded hym to be kept in Herodes iudgement hall.

  • Acts 26:30
    70%

    30And when he had thus spoken, the king rose vp, and the deputie, & Bernice, and they that sate with them.

  • Acts 24:4
    70%

    4Notwithstandyng, that I be not tedious vnto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest heare vs of thy curtesie a fewe wordes.