Acts 21:37

World English Bible (2000)

As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, "May I speak to you?" He said, "Do you know Greek?

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  • Matt 10:18-20 : 18 Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. 19 But when they deliver you up, don't be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say. 20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
  • Luke 21:15 : 15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
  • Acts 19:30 : 30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn't allow him.
  • Acts 21:19 : 19 When he had greeted them, he reported one by one the things which God had worked among the Gentiles through his ministry.
  • Acts 21:34 : 34 Some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn't find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

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  • Acts 22:24-30
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    24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

    25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?"

    26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!"

    27 The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."

    28 The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."

    29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

    30 But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

  • Acts 23:17-20
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    17 Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, "Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him."

    18 So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you."

    19 The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

    20 He said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.

  • Acts 21:38-40
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    38 Aren't you then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?"

    39 But Paul said, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people."

    40 When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

  • Acts 21:31-34
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    31 As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

    32 Immediately he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.

    33 Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

    34 Some shouted one thing, and some another, among the crowd. When he couldn't find out the truth because of the noise, he commanded him to be brought into the barracks.

  • Acts 23:10-11
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    10 When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

    11 The following night, the Lord stood by him, and said, "Cheer up, Paul, for as you have testified about me at Jerusalem, so you must testify also at Rome."

  • Acts 26:1
    72%

    1 Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.

  • Acts 21:36
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    36 for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, "Away with him!"

  • Acts 28:16-19
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    16 When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

    17 It happened that after three days Paul called together those who were the leaders of the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them, "I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

    18 who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.

    19 But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.

  • Acts 17:19
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    19 They took hold of him, and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, "May we know what this new teaching is, which is spoken by you?

  • Acts 23:22
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    22 So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, "Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me."

  • Acts 25:15
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    15 about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.

  • Acts 24:10
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    10 When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, "Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

  • Acts 24:7-8
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    7

    8 By examining him yourself you may ascertain all these things of which we accuse him."

  • Acts 23:15
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    15 Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near."

  • Acts 25:10-12
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    10 But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

    11 For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don't refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

    12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go."

  • Acts 24:22-23
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    22 But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, "When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case."

    23 He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody, and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

  • Acts 23:30-31
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    30 When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."

    31 So the soldiers, carrying out their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.

  • Acts 25:20-21
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    20 Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

    21 But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar."

  • Acts 16:36-37
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    36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace."

    37 But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!"

  • Acts 22:2
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    2 When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

  • Acts 26:32
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    32 Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."

  • Acts 21:13
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    13 Then Paul answered, "What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus."

  • Acts 26:3
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    3 especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.

  • Acts 21:28
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    28 crying out, "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple, and has defiled this holy place!"

  • Acts 23:27
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    27 "This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.