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When He got back to Capernaum, a Roman military captain came up to Him and kept begging Him,
But the captain answered, "I am not fit for you to come under my roof, but simply speak the word, and my servant-boy will be cured.
And the army captain and his men, who were keeping guard over Jesus, who felt the earthquake and saw all that was taking place, were terribly frightened, and said, "Surely this was God's Son."
There was a Roman captain who had a slave that was very dear to him, and he was sick and at the point of death,
When the captain saw what had taken place, he praised God and said, "He certainly was an innocent man!"
Now at Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a colonel in what was known as the Italian regiment,
After the angel who had spoken to him had gone, Cornelius called two of his household servants, and a religious soldier who was one of his devoted attendants,
They answered, "Cornelius, a colonel in the army, an upright man and one who reveres God, and a man of high reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house and to listen to a message you would bring."
So he at once got together some soldiers and captains and hurried down against them, but as soon as they saw the colonel and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
When the captain heard that, he went to the colonel and reported it. Then he asked him, "What are you going to do? This man is a Roman citizen."
So Paul called one of the captains and said, "Take this young man to the colonel, for he has something to tell him."
Then he called in two of his captains and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted soldiers and two hundred armed with spears, to leave at nine o'clock tonight."
He ordered the captain to keep Paul in custody but to let him have freedom and not to prevent his friends from showing him kindness.
When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they turned over Paul and some other prisoners to a colonel of the imperial regiment, named Julius.
But the colonel was influenced by the pilot and the captain of the ship rather than by what Paul said.
but the colonel wanted to save Paul, and so he prevented them from carrying out this plan, and ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, and the rest to follow,
When we did arrive at Rome, Paul was granted permission to live by himself -- excepting a soldier to guard him.
Paul » Arrives » Rome
There we found some brothers, and they begged us to spend a week with them. In this way we finally reached Rome. Because the brothers at Rome had heard of our coming, they came as far as Appius' Market and the Three Taverns to meet us, and as soon as Paul caught sight of them, he thanked God and took courage. When we did arrive at Rome, Paul was granted permission to live by himself -- excepting a soldier to guard him.
Prisoners » Kindness to » By julius, the centurion
When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they turned over Paul and some other prisoners to a colonel of the imperial regiment, named Julius.
When we did arrive at Rome, Paul was granted permission to live by himself -- excepting a soldier to guard him.
The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius kindly permitted Paul to visit his friends and enjoy their attentions.
So Paul for two whole years lived in a rented house of his own; he continued to welcome everybody who came to see him; yes, he continued to preach to them the kingdom of God, and to teach them about the Lord Jesus Christ, and that with perfect, unfettered freedom of speech.
Prisons » Places used as » Prisoner's own house, where he was kept bound to a soldier
When we did arrive at Rome, Paul was granted permission to live by himself -- excepting a soldier to guard him.
May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often cheered me and was not ashamed of the chains I wore. Yes, when he got to Rome he took pains to look me up and finally found me. The Lord grant that he may find mercy at His hands on that day. And you very well know yourself how great were the services he rendered me at Ephesus.
So Paul for two whole years lived in a rented house of his own; he continued to welcome everybody who came to see him;
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Prisoners chained to soldiers for safety
When we did arrive at Rome, Paul was granted permission to live by himself -- excepting a soldier to guard him.
Then the colonel came up and seized Paul and ordered him to be bound with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.
May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often cheered me and was not ashamed of the chains I wore.
Now just as Herod was going to bring him out, that is, the very night before, Peter was fastened with two chains and was sleeping between two soldiers, and the guards were at the door guarding the prison.
Soldiers » Perform escort duty
Then he called in two of his captains and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted soldiers and two hundred armed with spears, to leave at nine o'clock tonight."
When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they turned over Paul and some other prisoners to a colonel of the imperial regiment, named Julius.
When we did arrive at Rome, Paul was granted permission to live by himself -- excepting a soldier to guard him.
So the soldiers took Paul, as they had been ordered to do, and brought him by night as far as Antipatris. The next day they returned to the barracks, leaving the mounted men to go on with him; they, on reaching Caesarea, delivered the letter to the governor and turned Paul over to him, too.
Now while they were trying to kill him, news reached the colonel of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in a ferment. So he at once got together some soldiers and captains and hurried down against them, but as soon as they saw the colonel and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. Then the colonel came up and seized Paul and ordered him to be bound with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.
When Paul got to the steps, he was actually borne by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,
the colonel ordered Paul to be brought into the barracks, and told them to examine him by flogging, in order that he might find out why they were crying out against him in such a way. But when they had tied him for the flogging, Paul asked the captain who was standing by, "Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman, and one who is uncondemned at that?" When the captain heard that, he went to the colonel and reported it. Then he asked him, "What are you going to do? This man is a Roman citizen." read more.
So the colonel came to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" He answered, "Yes." Then the colonel said, "I paid a large sum for this citizenship of mine." Paul said, "But I was born a citizen."
So the colonel came to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" He answered, "Yes." Then the colonel said, "I paid a large sum for this citizenship of mine." Paul said, "But I was born a citizen."
Paul said to the colonel and his soldiers, "Unless these sailors remain on the ship, you cannot be saved."
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners, to keep any of them from swimming ashore and escaping, but the colonel wanted to save Paul, and so he prevented them from carrying out this plan, and ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, and the rest to follow,
Soldiers » Guard prisoners
When we did arrive at Rome, Paul was granted permission to live by himself -- excepting a soldier to guard him.
He had him seized and put into prison, and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning after the Passover to bring him out again to the people. So Peter was being kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was persistently made by the church. Now just as Herod was going to bring him out, that is, the very night before, Peter was fastened with two chains and was sleeping between two soldiers, and the guards were at the door guarding the prison.