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The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Accused person protected from popular violence
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Prisoners chained to soldiers for safety
When we reached Rome, Paul was given permission to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
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Then the colonel came up and seized him, and ordered him to be bound with two chains, and then inquired who he was and what he had been doing.
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May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my being in prison.
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The night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter was asleep between two soldiers, and fastened with two chains, and watchmen were at the door, guarding the jail,
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The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Power of life and death vested in its authorities
Pilate said to them, "Take him yourselves, and try him by your law." The Jews said to him, "We have no authority to put anyone to death."
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But it is your custom to have me release one man for you at Passover time. Do you want me therefore to release the king of the Jews for you?"
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Then Pilate said to him, "Do you refuse to speak to me? Do you not know that it is in my power to release you or to have you crucified?"
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The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Garments of those executed given to the soldiers
When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier, besides his shirt. Now his shirt had no seam; it was woven in one piece from top to bottom.
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And they crucified him and divided up his clothes among them by drawing lots,
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The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Accused person protected from popular violence
"The Jews," he answered, "have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, on the ground that you mean to have a fuller inquiry made into his case.
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They were also to provide horses for Paul to ride, so that they might take him in safety to Felix, the governor, to whom he wrote a letter to this effect: "Claudius Lysias sends greetings to his Excellency Felix, the governor. read more.
This man had been seized by the Jews and they were just going to kill him when I came upon them with my men and rescued him, as I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.
This man had been seized by the Jews and they were just going to kill him when I came upon them with my men and rescued him, as I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Accusers and accused confronted together
he said, "I will hear your case as soon as your accusers arrive." And he gave orders that he should be kept in Herod's palace.
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I told them that it was not the Roman custom to give anybody up until the accused met his accusers face to face and had a chance to defend himself against their accusations. So they came back here with me and the next day without losing any time I took my place in the judge's chair and ordered the man brought in. But when his accusers got up, they did not charge him with any such crimes as I had expected. read more.
Their differences with him were about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died but who Paul said was alive.
Their differences with him were about their own religion and about a certain Jesus who had died but who Paul said was alive.
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Person accused, examined by scourging
the colonel ordered Paul brought into the barracks, and gave directions that he should be examined under the lash, so that he might find out why they made such an outcry against him.
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Then the men who had been going to examine him immediately left him, and the colonel himself was alarmed to find that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had had him bound.
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The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Criminals delivered over to the soldiers for execution
Then he released Barabbas for them, and he had Jesus flogged and handed him over to be crucified. Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the barracks, and got the whole battalion together about him.
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » All appeals made to the emperor
If I am guilty and have done anything that deserves death, I do not refuse to die; but if there is no truth in the charges that these men make against me, no one can give me up to them; I appeal to the emperor." Then Festus after conferring with the council answered, "You have appealed to the emperor, and to the emperor you shall go!"
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Accusation in writing placed over the head of those executed
Pilate had written a placard and had it put on the cross; it read "Jesus the Nazarene, the king of the Jews."
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The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Those who appealed to cæsar, to be brought before him
"He might have been set at liberty," said Agrippa to Festus, "if he had not appealed to the emperor."
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