Acts 22:26
When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying,“What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
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- Acts 22:29 : 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.
- Acts 23:27 : 27 This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, when I came up with the detachment and rescued him, because I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.
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- Acts 22:27-304 verses87%
27 So the commanding officer came and asked Paul,“Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” He replied,“Yes.”
28 The commanding officer answered,“I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.”“But I was even born a citizen,” Paul replied.
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.
- Acts 22:24-252 verses82%
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?”
- Acts 23:16-194 verses79%
16 But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered the barracks and told Paul.
17 Paul called one of the centurions and said,“Take this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him.”
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?”
- Acts 21:31-344 verses77%
31 While they were trying to kill him, a report was sent up to the commanding officer of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.
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.
34 But some in the crowd shouted one thing, and others something else, and when the commanding officer was unable to find out the truth because of the disturbance, he ordered Paul to be brought into the barracks.
- Acts 23:22-232 verses77%
22 Then the commanding officer sent the young man away, directing him,“Tell no one that you have reported these things to me.”
23 Then he summoned two of the centurions and said,“Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen by nine o’clock tonight,
- Acts 24:22-232 verses76%
22 Then Felix, who understood the facts concerning the Way more accurately, adjourned their hearing, saying,“When Lysias the commanding officer comes down, I will decide your case.”
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.
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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
- Acts 28:16-172 verses75%
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.
- Acts 21:36-372 verses75%
36 for a crowd of people followed them, screaming,“Away with him!”
37 As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he said to the commanding officer,“May I say something to you?” The officer replied,“Do you know Greek?
- Acts 23:10-112 verses74%
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.
11 The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said,“Have courage, for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
- Acts 23:27-282 verses73%
27 This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, when I came up with the detachment and rescued him, because I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.
28 Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.
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11 But the centurion was more convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said.
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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.
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5 Healing the Centurion’s Servant When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:
- Acts 23:30-312 verses72%
30 When I was informed there would be a plot against this man, I sent him to you at once, also ordering his accusers to state their charges against him before you.
31 So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him to Antipatris during the night.
- Acts 25:15-162 verses71%
15 When I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me about him, asking for a sentence of condemnation against him.
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.
- Acts 25:10-112 verses71%
10 Paul replied,“I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I should be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.
11 If then I am in the wrong and have done anything that deserves death, I am not trying to escape dying, but if not one of their charges against me is true, no one can hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
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8 Paul said in his defense,“I have committed no offense against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”
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21 But when Paul appealed to be kept in custody for the decision of His Majesty the Emperor, I ordered him to be kept under guard until I could send him to Caesar.”
- Acts 26:30-312 verses70%
30 So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,
31 and as they were leaving they said to one another,“This man is not doing anything deserving death or imprisonment.”
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43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul’s life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,
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34 When the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia,
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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.”
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9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one,‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave‘Do this!’ and he does it.”
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24 and said,‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’
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2 So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him.
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6 After Festus had stayed not more than eight or ten days among them, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day he sat on the judgment seat and ordered Paul to be brought.
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39 Paul answered,“I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. Please allow me to speak to the people.”
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6 So 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!