Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Chains » Used to confine prisoners
Then on the night that Herod was planning to have him brought [before the court], Peter was asleep, chained between two soldiers, with guards stationed at the jail doors. [Then it happened]: [Suddenly] an angel from the Lord stood beside Peter as a light shone into his cell. [The angel] gently struck his side, waking him up, saying, "Get up quickly." His chains fell from his hands.
Then the commanding officer approached Paul, took hold of him and ordered him to be secured with two chains. He then questioned him as to who he was and what he had done.
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It was for this reason that I requested to see you and talk with you, for I am wearing this chain because of the hope held by the Israelites."
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[But], may the Lord grant mercy to Onesiphorus' family, for he cheered me up many times and was not ashamed of my [being in] chains.
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Fetters » Good men bound with
After receiving these orders, the jailor threw them into the maximum security cell and had their feet securely fastened in wooden restraints.
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Then the commanding officer approached Paul, took hold of him and ordered him to be secured with two chains. He then questioned him as to who he was and what he had done.
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It was for this reason that I requested to see you and talk with you, for I am wearing this chain because of the hope held by the Israelites."
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So, they chained Him, led Him away and turned Him over to Pilate, the [Roman] governor.
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For it was Herod himself who had sent for John and had him arrested and chained up in prison. He did this to please Herodias, who was [i.e., had been] his brother Philip's wife, but whom Herod had married.
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Then on the night that Herod was planning to have him brought [before the court], Peter was asleep, chained between two soldiers, with guards stationed at the jail doors.
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Just as they were tying him up [in preparation] for the flogging, Paul said to the officer nearby, "Is it lawful for you to whip a Roman [citizen] before he has been [legally] condemned?"
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Paul » expounds » The gospel
And it happened after three days that Paul called together those who were the leading Jews, and when they assembled he said to them, "Brothers, although I had done nothing against the [Jewish] people or the customs of our forefathers, yet I was made a prisoner at Jerusalem, being placed in the custody of the Romans [while there]. After questioning me, they wanted to release me because they could not find any grounds for sentencing me to death. But when the Jews objected to this, I was compelled to appeal [my case] to Caesar, even though I had done nothing against my country. read more.
It was for this reason that I requested to see you and talk with you, for I am wearing this chain because of the hope held by the Israelites." Then they said to him, "We did not receive any letters from Judea about you, nor did any of the brothers come here to report anything bad about you. But we would like to hear what you think, for according to our knowledge, this sect [you belong to] is being spoken against everywhere." And when they had arranged a day, large numbers of people came to Paul's house. He explained [everything to them], testifying from morning until evening concerning the kingdom of God and concerning [the Messiahship of] Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from [the writings of] the prophets. And some people believed what Paul said and some refused to believe. And when they could not agree among themselves they left, after hearing Paul make this one [important] statement: "The Holy Spirit has spoken truthfully to your forefathers through Isaiah the prophet, saying, [Isa. 6:9-10], 'Go to these people and say, you will hear all right, but you will not understand [what you hear]. You will see all right, but you will not perceive [what you see]. For these people's minds are dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes. For, if this were not the case, they would perceive what they see with their eyes, and understand what they hear with their ears, and comprehend with their minds, and would turn [back to God] again and I [God] would heal them [from their sins].' Then let it be known to you that salvation from God is [now] being announced to the Gentiles. They will listen [to it]." {{Some ancient manuscripts insert verse And when he had said these words, the Jews left, disputing about the matter among themselves.}}
It was for this reason that I requested to see you and talk with you, for I am wearing this chain because of the hope held by the Israelites." Then they said to him, "We did not receive any letters from Judea about you, nor did any of the brothers come here to report anything bad about you. But we would like to hear what you think, for according to our knowledge, this sect [you belong to] is being spoken against everywhere." And when they had arranged a day, large numbers of people came to Paul's house. He explained [everything to them], testifying from morning until evening concerning the kingdom of God and concerning [the Messiahship of] Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from [the writings of] the prophets. And some people believed what Paul said and some refused to believe. And when they could not agree among themselves they left, after hearing Paul make this one [important] statement: "The Holy Spirit has spoken truthfully to your forefathers through Isaiah the prophet, saying, [Isa. 6:9-10], 'Go to these people and say, you will hear all right, but you will not understand [what you hear]. You will see all right, but you will not perceive [what you see]. For these people's minds are dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes. For, if this were not the case, they would perceive what they see with their eyes, and understand what they hear with their ears, and comprehend with their minds, and would turn [back to God] again and I [God] would heal them [from their sins].' Then let it be known to you that salvation from God is [now] being announced to the Gentiles. They will listen [to it]." {{Some ancient manuscripts insert verse And when he had said these words, the Jews left, disputing about the matter among themselves.}}