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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 finally entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier to guard him.
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Then the tribune came up and seized him, and ordered that he be bound with two chains. "Who is he?" he began asking, "and what has he done?"
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The Lord show mercy to the house hold of Onesiphorus; for many a time he refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain.
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Now when Herod was about to bring him forth, on that very night, while Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with chains, and sentries before the door were guarding the prison,
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The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Power of life and death vested in its authorities
"Take him yourselves," answered Pilate, "and judge him according to your law."
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"I find no crime in this man. Now it is a custom of yours that I release one prisoner to you at the time of the Passover feast. Do you wish me to release to you the King of the Jews?"
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Jesus made no answer. So Pilate said to him. "Do you not speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you, or power to crucify you?"
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The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Garments of those executed given to the soldiers
After the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, to each soldier a part, and the tunic. Now the tunic was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom;
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After crucifying him, they parted his garments among them by casting 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 down Paul tomorrow to the Sanhedrin, as though they wish to examine his case in detail.
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He further ordered them to provide horses on which to mount Paul, so as to bring him safely to Felix, the governor. He also wrote a letter in the following terms. "Claudius Lysais unto the Most Excellent Governor Felix, greeting. read more.
"This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon them with the troops, and rescued him, as I had learned that he was a Roman citizen.
"This man Paul had been seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon them with the troops, 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
"I will hear your case when your accusers also are come." And he ordered him to be kept in custody in Herod's palace.
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I told them that it was not the custom of the Romans to give any man up for punishment, before the accused had his accusers face to face, and had opportunity of defending himself against the charges that had been brought against him. "So when a number of them came together here, I made no delay, but the next day took my seat in the tribunal, and commanded the man to be brought. "But when his accusers stood up, they did not begin charging him with any of the crimes that I was expecting, read more.
but they kept quarreling with him about certain matters connected with their own religion, and about one Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed over and over was alive.
but they kept quarreling with him about certain matters connected with their own religion, and about one Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed over and over was alive.
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Person accused, examined by scourging
the tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and examined under the lash, to learn for what reason the people were thus crying out against him.
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Then those who were about to scourge him, immediately left him. And the tribune too, was afraid, when he learned that Paul was a Roman citizen, for 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 to them, but Jesus he scourged, and delivered to be crucified. Then the soldiers of the Governor took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered all the battalion together.
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » All appeals made to the emperor
"If I am a criminal and have done anything for which I ought to die, I do not object to die. But if none of their charges is true, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar." Then Festus, after conferring with the council, answered. "You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go."
The Roman empire » Allusions to judicial affairs of » Accusation in writing placed over the head of those executed
And Pilate moreover wrote an inscription and placed it above the cross. What he wrote was, "JESUS, THE NAZARENE, 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
And Agrippa said to Festus, "If he had not appealed to Caesar, he might have been set free."
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