Acts 27:1

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Summary

And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.

When

Italy

Acts 10:1

Acts 18:2

Hebrews 13:24

Augustus'

Acts 25:25

Bible References

When

Now after these things were ended, Paul came to a decision that when he had gone through Macedonia and Achaia he would go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I have a desire to see Rome.

And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

Then Festus, having had a discussion with the Jews, made answer, You have said, Let my cause come before Caesar; to Caesar you will go.

As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today.

The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.

The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...

A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

It is good for a man to undergo the yoke when he is young.

And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?

For which reason I was frequently kept from coming to you:

Italy

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;

And there he came across a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by birth, who not long before had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had given orders that all Jews were to go away from Rome: and he came to them;

Give words of love from me to those who are rulers over you, and to all the saints. Those who are in Italy send you their love.

Augustus'

But, in my opinion, there is no cause of death in him, and as he himself has made a request to be judged by Caesar, I have said that I would send him.