But Paul said to the police officers,“They had us beaten in public without a proper trial– even though we are Roman citizens– and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must come and escort us out!”
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38 The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard Paul and Silas were Roman citizens
39 and came and apologized to them. After they brought them out, they asked them repeatedly to leave the city.
40 When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia’s house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed.
35 At daybreak the magistrates sent their police officers, saying,“Release those men.”
36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying,“The magistrates have sent orders to release you. So come out now and go in peace.”
19 But when her owners saw their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.
20 When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said,“These men are throwing our city into confusion. They are Jews
21 and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us to accept or practice, since we are Romans.”
22 The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
23 After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.
24 Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them.
26 Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose.
27 When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.
28 But Paul called out loudly,“Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!”
23 While they were screaming and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust in the air,
24 the commanding officer ordered Paul to be brought back into the barracks. He told them to interrogate Paul by beating him with a lash so that he could find out the reason the crowd was shouting at Paul in this way.
25 When they had stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing nearby,“Is it legal for you to lash a man who is a Roman citizen without a proper trial?”
32 He immediately took soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When they saw the commanding officer and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
33 Then the commanding officer came up and arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.
16 When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.
17 Paul Addresses the Jewish Community in Rome After three days Paul called the local Jewish leaders together. When they had assembled, he said to them,“Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, from Jerusalem I was handed over as a prisoner to the Romans.
18 When they had heard my case, they wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.
10 When the argument became so great the commanding officer feared that they would tear Paul to pieces, he ordered the detachment to go down, take him away from them by force, and bring him into the barracks.
9 After the city officials had received bail from Jason and the others, they released them.
21 When they heard this, they entered the temple courts at daybreak and began teaching. Now when the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they summoned the Sanhedrin– that is, the whole high council of the Israelites– and sent to the jail to have the apostles brought before them.
22 But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,
23 “We found the jail locked securely and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
30 Then he brought them outside and asked,“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
29 Then those who were about to interrogate him stayed away from him, and the commanding officer was frightened when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had had him tied up.
30 Paul Before the Sanhedrin The next day, because the commanding officer wanted to know the true reason Paul was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole council to assemble. He then brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
40 and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.
15 So now you and the council request the commanding officer to bring him down to you, as if you were going to determine his case by conducting a more thorough inquiry. We are ready to kill him before he comes near this place.”
30 The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple courts, and immediately the doors were shut.
26 Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force(for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).
18 So the centurion took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said,“The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you because he has something to tell you.”
19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked,“What is it that you want to report to me?”
16 I answered them that it was not the custom of the Romans to hand over anyone before the accused had met his accusers face to face and had been given an opportunity to make a defense against the accusation.
17 So after they came back here with me, I did not postpone the case, but the next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought.
1 Paul and Company Sail for Rome When it was decided we would sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.
40 For we are in danger of being charged with rioting today, since there is no cause we can give to explain this disorderly gathering.”
19 But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,
23 He ordered the centurion to guard Paul, but to let him have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from meeting his needs.
19 But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and after winning the crowds over, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, presuming him to be dead.
6 When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city officials, screaming,“These people who have stirred up trouble throughout the world have come here too,
36 for a crowd of people followed them, screaming,“Away with him!”
31 So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him to Antipatris during the night.
31 and as they were leaving they said to one another,“This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”
17 So they all seized Sosthenes, the president of the synagogue, and began to beat him in front of the judgment seat. Yet none of these things were of any concern to Gallio.