So on waking from sleep Joseph did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him; he took his wife home,

Now Moses has commanded us in the Law to stone such creatures; but what do you say?"

So the troops and their commander and the Jewish attendants seized Jesus, bound him,

While they were speaking to the people, they were surprised by the priests, the commander of the temple, and the Sadducees,

On hearing this the commander of the temple and the high priests were quite at a loss to know what to make of it.

At this the commander went off with the attendants and fetched them ??but without using violence, for fear that the people would pelt them with stones.

So I sent for you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Well now, here we are all present before God to listen to what the Lord has commanded you to say."

They were attempting to kill him, when word reached the commander of the garrison that the whole of Jerusalem was in confusion.

Taking some soldiers and officers, he at once rushed down to them, and when they saw the commander and the soldiers they stopped beating Paul.

Then the commander came up and seized him; he ordered him to be bound with a couple of chains, and asked "Who is he?" and "What has he done?"

Just as he was being taken into the barracks, Paul said to the commander, "May I say a word to you?" "You know Greek!" said the commander.

till the commander ordered him to be taken inside the barracks and examined under the lash, so as to find out why the people shouted at him in this way.

When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and said to him, "What are you going to do? This man is a Roman citizen."

So the commander went to him and said, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said.

The commander replied, "I had to pay a large sum for this citizenship." "But I was born a citizen," said Paul.

Then those who were to have examined him left him at once alone; even the commander was alarmed to find that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.

The quarrel then became so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul in pieces; he therefore ordered the troops to march down and take him from them by force, bringing him inside the barracks.

Now you and the Sanhedrin must inform the commander that you propose to investigate this case in detail, so that he may have Paul brought down to you. We will be all ready to kill him on the way down."

Paul summoned one of the officers and said, "Take this young man to the commander, for he has some news to give him."

So the officer took him to the commander, saying, "The prisoner Paul has summoned me to ask if I would bring this young man to you, as he has something to tell you."

The commander then took him by the hand aside and asked him in private, "What is the news you have for me?"

Then the commander dismissed the youth, bidding him "Tell nobody that you have informed me of this."

As Felix had a pretty accurate knowledge of the Way, he remanded Paul, telling the Jews, "When Lysias the commander comes down, I will decide your case."

No soldier gets entangled in civil pursuits; his aim is to satisfy his commander.

Now this is what he commands, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as he has commanded us to do;

I was overjoyed to find some of your children leading the true Life, as we were commanded to do by the Father.