Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Examined him
The chief
Bible References
Examined him
Acts 22:24
the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, directing that he be examined with the scourge, so he could discover the reason they were shouting against him like this.
Hebrews 11:35
Women received their dead—they were raised to life again. Some men were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection,
The chief
Acts 22:25
As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing by, “Is it legal for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen and is uncondemned?”
Acts 16:38
Then the police reported these words to the magistrates. They were afraid when they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.