Acts 23:16
But when the son of Paul’s sister heard about the ambush, he came and entered the barracks and told Paul.
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- Acts 23:10 : 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.
- Acts 23:32 : 32 The next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and they returned to the barracks.
- 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
- 2 Sam 17:17 : 17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying in En Rogel. A female servant would go and inform them, and they would then go and inform King David. It was not advisable for them to be seen going into the city.
- Job 5:13 : 13 He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.
- Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the LORD.
- Lam 3:37 : 37 מ(Mem) Whose command was ever fulfilled unless the Lord decreed it?
- Acts 21:34 : 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.
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- Acts 23:17-248 verses80%
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?”
20 He replied,“The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as if they were going to inquire more thoroughly about him.
21 So do not let them persuade you to do this, because more than forty of them are lying in ambush for him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they have killed him, and now they are ready, waiting for you to agree to their request.”
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,
24 and provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be brought safely to Felix the governor.”
- Acts 23:14-152 verses78%
14 They went to the chief priests and the elders and said,“We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to partake of anything until we have killed Paul.
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.”
- Acts 23:10-123 verses72%
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.”
12 The Plot to Kill Paul When morning came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
- Acts 23:30-334 verses71%
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.
32 The next day they let the horsemen go on with him, and they returned to the barracks.
33 When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
- Acts 22:26-272 verses70%
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.”
27 So the commanding officer came and asked Paul,“Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” He replied,“Yes.”
- Acts 21:29-346 verses70%
29 (For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian in the city with him previously, and they assumed Paul had brought him into the inner temple courts.)
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.
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.
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24 but Saul learned of their plot against him. They were also watching the city gates day and night so that they could kill him.
- Acts 28:16-172 verses69%
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.
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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.
- Acts 25:2-32 verses68%
2 So the chief priests and the most prominent men of the Jews brought formal charges against Paul to him.
3 Requesting him to do them a favor against Paul, they urged Festus to summon him to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him along the way.
- Acts 22:29-302 verses68%
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 23:27-282 verses68%
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.
- Acts 25:14-152 verses67%
14 While they were staying there many days, Festus explained Paul’s case to the king to get his opinion, saying,“There is a man left here as a prisoner by Felix.
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.
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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.
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23 Paul Before King Agrippa and Bernice So the next day Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp and entered the audience hall, along with the senior military officers and the prominent men of the city. When Festus gave the order, Paul was brought in.
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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.
- Acts 16:27-282 verses66%
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!”
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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?
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30 So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,
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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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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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31 Even some of the provincial authorities who were his friends sent a message to him, urging him not to venture into the theater.
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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
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27 When the seven days were almost over, the Jews from the province of Asia who had seen him in the temple area stirred up the whole crowd and seized him,