Acts 23:34
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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- Acts 21:39 : 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.”
- Acts 25:1 : 1 Paul Appeals to Caesar Now three days after Festus arrived in the province, he went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.
- Esth 1:1 : 1 ¶ The King Throws a Lavish Party The following events happened in the days of Ahasuerus.(I am referring to that Ahasuerus who used to rule over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces extending all the way from India to Ethiopia.)
- Esth 8:9 : 9 The king’s scribes were quickly summoned– in the third month(that is, the month of Sivan), on the twenty-third day. They wrote out everything that Mordecai instructed to the Jews and to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces all the way from India to Ethiopia– a hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all– to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, and to the Jews according to their own script and their own language.
- Dan 2:49 : 49 And at Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the administration of the province of Babylon. Daniel himself served in the king’s court.
- Dan 6:1 : 1 Daniel is Thrown into a Lions’ Den It seemed like a good idea to Darius to appoint over the kingdom 120 satraps who would be in charge of the entire kingdom.
- Luke 23:6 : 6 Jesus Brought Before Herod Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
- Acts 6:9 : 9 But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen(as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.
- Acts 15:41 : 41 He passed through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
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33When the horsemen came to Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they also presented Paul to him.
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35he said,“I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive too.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
- Acts 23:24-307 verses73%
24and provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be brought safely to Felix the governor.”
25He wrote a letter that went like this:
26Claudius Lysias to His Excellency Governor Felix, greetings.
27This 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.
28Since I wanted to know what charge they were accusing him of, I brought him down to their council.
29I found he was accused with reference to controversial questions about their law, but no charge against him deserved death or imprisonment.
30When 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.
- Luke 23:6-72 verses72%
6Jesus Brought Before Herod Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
7When he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who also happened to be in Jerusalem at that time.
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24the 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.
- Acts 25:15-173 verses70%
15When 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.
16I 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.
17So 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.
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10Paul’s Defense Before Felix When the governor gestured for him to speak, Paul replied,“Because I know that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I confidently make my defense.
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6After 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 22:26-272 verses70%
26When 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.”
27So the commanding officer came and asked Paul,“Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” He replied,“Yes.”
- Acts 23:17-193 verses70%
17Paul called one of the centurions and said,“Take this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him.”
18So 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.”
19The commanding officer took him by the hand, withdrew privately, and asked,“What is it that you want to report to me?”
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30So the king got up, and with him the governor and Bernice and those sitting with them,
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2When Paul had been summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying,“We have experienced a lengthy time of peace through your rule, and reforms are being made in this nation through your foresight.
- Acts 22:29-302 verses69%
29Then 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.
30Paul 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 24:22-232 verses69%
22Then 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.”
23He 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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7who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. The proconsul summoned Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God.
- Acts 25:20-212 verses69%
20Because I was at a loss how I could investigate these matters, I asked if he were willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
21But 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.”
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39Paul 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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21Afterward I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- Acts 25:25-262 verses68%
25But I found that he had done nothing that deserved death, and when he appealed to His Majesty the Emperor, I decided to send him.
26But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this preliminary hearing I may have something to write.
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8When you examine him yourself, you will be able to learn from him about all these things we are accusing him of doing.”
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23Paul 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.
- Acts 21:33-342 verses68%
33Then 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.
34But 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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37As 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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4Then Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and he himself intended to go there shortly.
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8Paul said in his defense,“I have committed no offense against the Jewish law or against the temple or against Caesar.”
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3The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed.
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5After we had sailed across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia.
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23He asked,“Why? What wrong has he done?” But they shouted more insistently,“Crucify him!”
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12Then, after conferring with his council, Festus replied,“You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you will go!”
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23They sent this letter with them: From the apostles and elders, your brothers, to the Gentile brothers and sisters in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia, greetings!
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4But so that I may not delay you any further, I beg you to hear us briefly with your customary graciousness.
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1Paul 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.