Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

Bible References

The chief

Acts 21:31
And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.
Acts 23:23
And he sent for two captains and said, Make ready two hundred men, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, to go to Caesarea, at the third hour of the night:
Proverbs 4:16
For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.

Great

Acts 21:35
And when he came on to the steps, he was lifted up by the armed men, because of the force of the people;
Acts 23:10
And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain