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
As they were trying to kill him, word went up to the commander of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in chaos.
Acts 23:23
He summoned two of his centurions and said, “Get 200 soldiers ready with 70 cavalry and 200 spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight.
Proverbs 4:16
For they can’t sleep
unless they have done what is evil;
they are robbed of sleep
unless they make someone stumble.

Great

Acts 21:35
When Paul got to the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers because of the mob’s violence,
Acts 23:10
When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, rescue him from them, and bring him into the barracks.

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