Acts 23:10

World English Bible (2000)

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.

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  • Acts 22:24 : 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.
  • Acts 23:16 : 16 But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
  • Acts 23:27 : 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.
  • Acts 23:32 : 32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
  • Jas 3:14-4:2 : 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth. 15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed. 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. 1 Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don't they come from your pleasures that war in your members? 2 You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.
  • Ps 7:2 : 2 lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
  • Ps 50:22 : 22 "Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you into pieces, and there be none to deliver.
  • Mic 3:3 : 3 who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
  • Acts 19:28-31 : 28 When they heard this they were filled with anger, and cried out, saying, "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" 29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel. 30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn't allow him. 31 Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.
  • Acts 21:30-36 : 30 All the city was moved, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut. 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. 35 When he came to the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd; 36 for the multitude of the people followed after, crying out, "Away with him!"

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  • Acts 21:30-37
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    30 All the city was moved, and the people ran together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Immediately the doors were shut.

    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.

    35 When he came to the stairs, it happened that he was carried by the soldiers because of the violence of the crowd;

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

    37 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?

  • Acts 24:7
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  • Acts 22:23-26
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    23 As they cried out, and threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air,

    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!"

  • Acts 23:30-32
    3 verses
    78%

    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.

    32 But on the next day they left the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the barracks.

  • Acts 23:9
    77%

    9 A great clamor arose, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees part stood up, and contended, saying, "We find no evil in this man. But if a spirit or angel has spoken to him, let's not fight against God!"

  • Acts 22:29-30
    2 verses
    76%

    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 23:15-20
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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."

    16 But Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

    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 23:27-28
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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.

    28 Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

  • Acts 28:16-17
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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,

  • Acts 16:37-38
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    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!"

    38 The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

  • Acts 5:26
    74%

    26 Then the captain went with the officers, and brought them without violence, for they were afraid that the people might stone them.

  • Acts 23:22-24
    3 verses
    73%

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

    23 He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, "Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night."

    24 He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

  • Acts 23:11
    73%

    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 24:23
    73%

    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 25:6
    72%

    6 When he had stayed among them more than ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and on the next day he sat on the judgment seat, and commanded Paul to be brought.

  • Acts 27:1
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    1 When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

  • Acts 25:23
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    23 So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

  • Acts 19:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29 The whole city was filled with confusion, and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions in travel.

    30 When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn't allow him.

  • Acts 16:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.

    23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

  • Acts 18:12
    71%

    12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,

  • Acts 27:42-43
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    42 The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

    43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

  • Acts 19:32
    71%

    32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another, for the assembly was in confusion. Most of them didn't know why they had come together.

  • Acts 16:20
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    20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

  • Acts 16:35
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    35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, "Let those men go."