Thematic Bible: Roman army


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When he got back to Capernaum, a Roman captain came up and appealed to him, Verse ConceptsRankArmies, Roman

But the captain answered, "I am not a suitable person, sir, to have you come under my roof, but simply say the word, and my servant will be cured. Verse ConceptsPrayer, Advice For EffectiveRoofHumility, Examples OfUnworthinessChrist SpeakingJesus HealingFaith And HealingHope And Healing

And the captain and the men with him who were watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake and all that was happening, were dreadfully frightened and said, "He surely must have been a son of God!" Verse ConceptsearthquakesCenturionCrucifixion, Of ChristGuardsMan Keeping WatchWitnessing, Importance OfFear, Of UnknownArmies, RomanMessianic Titles, Son Of GodSaid To Be The ChristWitnessingJesus Deathcrucifixion

A Roman captain had a slave whom he thought a great deal of, and the slave was sick and at the point of death. Verse ConceptsdiseasesMastersEmployers, Good ExamplesNearness Of DeathDeath Looms NearPrecious

When the captain saw what had happened he praised God, and said, "This man was really innocent!" Verse ConceptsCenturionCrucifixion, Of ChristSin, Universality OfWitnessing, Importance OfArmies, RomanSpecific Praising Of Godassertiveness

There was at Caesarea a man named Cornelius, a captain in what was known as the Italian regiment. Verse ConceptsMilitaryArmies, RomanVolunteering

When the angel who had spoken to him was gone, Cornelius called two of his servants, and a devout soldier who was one of his personal attendants, Verse ConceptsDevout MenTwo Other Men

They answered, "Cornelius, who is a captain, and an upright and God-fearing man, and who has a good reputation with the whole Jewish nation, was directed by a holy angel to send for you to come to his house, and to listen to what you have to say." Verse ConceptsSpecific Holy Individuals

He immediately got some officers and men and hurried down among them, and when they saw the colonel and the soldiers they stopped beating Paul. Verse ConceptsOfficersSoldiersCessationStopping FightingGroups RunningBeating Believers

Upon hearing this, the officer went to the colonel and reported it. "What do you propose to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen." Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?Chiliarchs

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Paul called one of the officers and said to him, "Take this young man to the colonel, for he has something to tell him." Verse ConceptsChiliarchs

Then he called in two of his officers and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted men and two hundred spear-men, by nine o'clock tonight." Verse ConceptsTravelThe Number Two HundredRiding HorsesSeventiesTwo Other Men

He ordered the officer to keep Paul in custody, but to allow him some freedom, and not to prevent his friends from looking after him. Verse ConceptsCenturionGuardsPeople Set Free By Peoplerelaxation

When it was decided that we were to sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were turned over to an officer of the Imperial regiment, named Julius. Verse ConceptsCenturionRoman Emperorssailing

But the officer was more influenced by the pilot and the captain than by what Paul had to say, Verse ConceptsAdvice, Rejecting Good Adviceadvisers

but the officer wanted to save Paul, and so he prevented them from doing this, and ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, Verse ConceptsRankSwimmingPeople JumpingRestraints From Killing

When we reached Rome, Paul was given permission to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him. Verse ConceptsArrestingempiresGuardsHousesIsolated Persons

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. But when they had strapped him up, Paul said to the officer who was standing near, "Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen, and without giving him a trial?" Upon hearing this, the officer went to the colonel and reported it. "What do you propose to do?" he said. "This man is a Roman citizen." read more.
Then the colonel came to Paul and said, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said. "I had to pay a large sum for my citizenship," said the colonel. "But I am a citizen by birth," said Paul. 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.