Thematic Bible: Allusions to judicial affairs of


Thematic Bible



And when we came into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the camp commander. But Paul was allowed to dwell by himself, with a soldier guarding him. Verse ConceptsArrestingempiresGuardsHousesIsolated Persons

Then going near, the chiliarch laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains. And he demanded who he was and what he had done. Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofChainsIron ChainsInterrogatingWho Is This?What Do You Do?Two Other Things

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain. Verse ConceptsChainsIntimacyFriendship, Examples OfIron ChainsBe Merciful!People Refreshedempathy

And when Herod was about to bring him out, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains. Also guards were keeping the prison before the door. Verse ConceptsLeisure, And PastimesSleep, PhysicalGod Is ImmanentIron ChainsDuring One NightTwo Other ThingsTwo Other MenSleeping Peacefullytrailsjail

Then Pilate said to them, You take him and judge him according to your Law. Then the Jews said to him, It is not lawful for us to put anyone to death Verse ConceptsLimitednessDeath Penalty For KillingFulfilling The Lawautonomy

But you have a custom that I should release one to you at the Passover. Then do you desire that I release to you the king of the Jews? Verse ConceptsCustomChrist Is King Of IsraelPeople Releasing Others

Then Pilate said to him, Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have authority to crucify you, and I have authority to release you? Verse ConceptsHuman Authority, Nature OfCourage, Examples OfChrist Being SilentAuthority Delegated To PeoplePeople Releasing Others

Then when they had crucified Jesus, the soldiers took His garments and made four parts, one part to each soldier; and also His tunic. And the tunic was without seam, woven from the top throughout. Verse ConceptsClothBody Of Christ, Physical DeathCrucifixion, Of ChristDressInner GarmentsDividing PlunderGarmentscrucifixion

And they crucified Him, dividing His garments, casting a lot; so that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, "They parted My garments among them, and they cast a lot for My clothing." Verse ConceptsClothingBody Of Christ, Physical DeathCasting LotsTortureChrist's Fulfilment Of ProphecyGamblingChrist Was KilledDividing PlunderCrucifixion, Of ChristGarmentsgamescrucifixion

And he said, The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the sanhedrin tomorrow, as though they would inquire something more exactly about him. Verse ConceptsAgreement, Example OfInvestigating

And provide animals, so that they may set Paul on them and bring him to Felix the governor. And he wrote a letter in this way: Claudius Lysias, to the most excellent governor Felix, greetings. read more.
This man was taken by the Jews and would have been killed by them. Then I came with an army and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

he said, I will hear you when your accusers have also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium. Verse ConceptsGuardsPalacesPunishment, Legal Aspects Of

To them I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to deliver any man to destruction before he being accused may have the accusers face to face, and have had freedom to answer for himself concerning the accusation. Therefore, when they had come here, without any delay I sat on the judgment seat the next day and commanded the man to be brought, about whom, standing up, the accusers brought against him no charge of which I suspected, read more.
but they had certain questions about their own demon-worship, and about a certain Jesus dying, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying for him to be examined by scourging, so that he might know why they cried out so against him. Verse ConceptsScourgingInterrogatingChiliarchsWhy Do Others Do This?serenity

Then immediately, those being about to examine him stood away from him. And the chiliarch also was afraid, fully knowing that he was a Roman, and that he had bound him. Verse ConceptsChainsTying UpCitizens

Then he released Barabbas to them. And when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified. Then taking Jesus into the praetorium, the soldiers of the governor gathered the cohort against Him.

For if I am an offender or have committed anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing of which these accuse me, no one can deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar. Then conferring with the sanhedrin, Festus answered, You have appealed to Caesar? To Caesar you shall go.

And Pilate wrote a title and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. Verse ConceptsCrucifixion, Of ChristSarcasmMessianic Titles, King Of The JewsInscriptionsChrist Is King Of IsraelThe Cross

And Agrippa said to Festus, This man might have been set at liberty if he had not appealed to Caesar. Verse ConceptsPeople Releasing Others