Acts 24:7
But the chiefe captaine Lysias came vpon vs, and with great violence tooke him out of our handes,
Additional Resources
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Acts 24:5-62 verses85%
5Certainely we haue found this man a pestilent fellowe, and a moouer of sedition among all the Iewes throughout the world, and a chiefe maintainer of the secte of the Nazarites:
6And hath gone about to pollute the Temple: therefore wee tooke him, and woulde haue iudged him according to our Lawe:
- 81%
8Commanding his accusers to come to thee: of whom thou mayest (if thou wilt inquire) know all these things whereof we accuse him.
- Acts 23:26-305 verses80%
26Claudius Lysias vnto the most noble Gouernour Felix sendeth greeting.
27As this man was taken of the Iewes, and shoulde haue bene killed of them, I came vpon them with the garison, and rescued him, perceiuing that he was a Romane.
28And when I would haue knowen the cause, wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their Council.
29There I perceiued that hee was accused of questions of their Lawe, but had no crime worthy of death, or of bondes.
30And when it was shewed me, how that the Iewes layd waite for the man, I sent him straightway to thee, and commaunded his accusers to speake before thee the thinges that they had against him. Farewell.
- Acts 23:9-102 verses80%
9Then there was a great crye: and the Scribes of the Pharises part rose vp, and stroue, saying, Wee finde none euill in this man: but if a spirit or an Angel hath spoken to him, let vs not fight against God.
10And when there was a great dissension, the chiefe captaine, fearing lest Paul should haue bene pulled in pieces of them, commaunded the souldiers to go downe, and take him from among them, and to bring him into the castel.
- Acts 21:30-367 verses77%
30Then all the citie was moued, and the people ran together: and they tooke Paul and drewe him out of the Temple, and forth with the doores were shut.
31But as they went about to kill him, tydings came vnto the chiefe captaine of the band, that all Hierusalem was on an vproare.
32Who immediately tooke souldiers & Centurions, and ran downe vnto them: and when they sawe the chiefe Captaine and the souldiers, they left beating of Paul.
33Then the chiefe Captaine came neere and tooke him, and commaunded him to be bound with two chaines, and demaunded who he was, and what he had done.
34And one cryed this, another that, among the people. So when he could not know the certeintie for the tumult, he commaunded him to be led into the castell.
35And when hee came vnto the grieces, it was so that he was borne of the souldiers, for the violence of the people.
36For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
- Acts 22:23-242 verses76%
23And as they cried & cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the aire,
24The chiefe captaine commanded him to be led into the castle, and bade that he should be scourged, and examined, that he might knowe wherefore they cryed so on him.
- Acts 23:18-192 verses76%
18So hee tooke him, and brought him to the chiefe captaine, and saide, Paul the prisoner called mee vnto him, and prayed mee to bring this yong man vnto thee, which hath some thing to say vnto thee.
19Then the chiefe captaine tooke him by the hande, and went apart with him alone, and asked him, What hast thou to shewe me?
- 76%
15Nowe therefore, ye and the Council signifie to the chiefe captaine, that hee bring him foorth vnto you to morow: as though you would know some thing more perfectly of him, and we, or euer he come neere, will be readie to kill him.
- 75%
12Thus they mooued the people & the Elders, and the Scribes: and running vpon him, caught him, and brought him to the Councill,
- Acts 22:29-302 verses75%
29Then straightway they departed from him, which should haue examined him: and the chiefe captaine also was afrayd, after he knewe that hee was a Romane, and that he had bound him.
30On the next day, because hee would haue knowen the certaintie wherefore he was accused of the Iewes, he loosed him from his bonds, and commaunded the hie Priests and all their Councill to come together: and he brought Paul, and set him before them.
- 75%
17And the third day after, Paul called the chiefe of the Iewes together: and when they were come, he said vnto them, Men and brethren, though I haue committed nothing against the people, or Lawes of the fathers, yet was I deliuered prisoner from Hierusalem into the handes of the Romanes.
- Acts 25:15-173 verses74%
15Of whom when I came to Hierusalem, the high Priestes and Elders of the Iewes informed me, and desired to haue iudgement against him.
16To whome I answered, that it is not the maner of the Romanes for fauour to deliuer any man to the death, before that hee which is accused, haue the accusers before him, and haue place to defend himselfe, concerning the crime.
17Therefore when they were come hither, without delay the day following I sate on the iudgement seate, and commaunded the man to be brought foorth.
- 74%
46Then they laide their handes on him, and tooke him.
- Acts 21:27-282 verses74%
27And when the seuen dayes were almost ended, the Iewes which were of Asia (when they sawe him in the Temple) moued all the people, and laide hands on him,
28Crying, Men of Israel, helpe: this is the man that teacheth all men euery where against the people, and the Lawe, and this place: moreouer, he hath brought Grecians into the Temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
- 74%
26Then went the captaine with the officers, and brought them without violence (for they feared the people, lest they should haue bene stoned)
- 73%
12Then the bande and the captaine, and the officers of the Iewes tooke Iesus, and bound him,
- 73%
40For we are euen in ieopardie to be accused of this dayes sedition, for as much as there is no cause, whereby we may giue a reason of this concourse of people.
- Acts 24:22-232 verses73%
22Nowe when Felix heard these things, he deferred them, and said, When I shall more perfectly know the things which concerne this way, by the comming of Lysias the chiefe Captaine, I will decise your matter.
23Then hee commaunded a Centurion to keepe Paul, and that he should haue ease, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister vnto him, or to come vnto him.
- 73%
2And when he was called foorth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that we haue obtained great quietnesse through thee, and that many worthy things are done vnto this nation through thy prouidence,
- 72%
14And if this matter come before the gouernour to be heard, we will perswade him, and so vse the matter that you shall not neede to care.
- 72%
44And some of them would haue taken him, but no man layde handes on him.
- Acts 16:21-222 verses72%
21And preache ordinances, which are not lawfull for vs to receiue, neither to obserue, seeing we are Romanes.
22The people also rose vp together against them, and the gouernours rent their clothes, and commaunded them to be beaten with roddes.
- 72%
21For this cause the Iewes caught me in the Temple, and went about to kill me.
- 72%
37Then sayde Paul vnto them, After that they haue beaten vs openly vncodemned, which are Romanes, they haue cast vs into prison, and nowe would they put vs out priuily? nay verely: but let them come and bring vs out.
- 72%
14For we haue heard him say, that this Iesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the ordinances, which Moses gaue vs.
- 72%
26Nowe when the Centurion heard it, hee went, and tolde the chiefe captaine, saying, Take heede what thou doest: for this man is a Romane.
- 72%
12At which time, euen as I went to Damascus with authoritie, and commission from the hie Priests,
- 71%
35I will heare thee, said he, when thine accusers also are come, and commaunded him to bee kept in Herods iudgement hall.
- 71%
16And hee draue them from the iudgement seate.
- 71%
19Who ought to haue bene present before thee, and accuse me, if they had ought against me.