And as they spoke unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were perplexed of what might come of this.

Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.

And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.

And as Paul was to be led into the barracks, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto you? Who said, Can you speak Greek?

The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the barracks, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know why they cried so against him.

When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what you do: for this man is a Roman.

Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, are you a Roman? He said, Yes.

And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.

Then immediately they departed from him who 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.

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the barracks.

Now therefore you with the council inform the chief captain that he bring him down unto you tomorrow, as though you would inquire something more exactly concerning him: and we, before he comes near, are ready to kill him.

Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he has a certain thing to tell him.

So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this young man unto you, who has something to say unto you.

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is it that you have to tell me?

So the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him, See that you tell no man that you have showed these things to me.

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

And when Felix heard these things, having more complete knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the rest of your matter.

Nevertheless the centurion believed the captain and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was allowed to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.