Thematic Bible: Roman army


Thematic Bible



And Jesus having entered into Capernaum, a captain of a hundred came to him, and beseeching him,

And the captain of a hundred having answered said, Lord, I am not fit that thou shouldest enter in under my roof: but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

And the centurion, and they with him, observing Jesus, having seen the shaking, and the things having been, were greatly afraid, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

And a certain centurion's servant being sick, was about to die; which was highly valued by him.

And the centurion having seen that having been done, honoured God, saying, Surely this man was just.

And a certain man was in Cesarea by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italian,

And when the messenger speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his servants, and a religious soldier of those persevering with him;

And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and fearing God, and witnessed of by the whole nation of the Jews, received intimation of the divine will by a holy messenger to send for thee to his house, and hear words of thee.

Who having taken out of it the soldiers and centurions, he ran down to them: and they having seen the captain of a thousand and the soldiers, ceased striking Paul.

And the centurion having heard, having come near announced to the captain of a thousand, See what thou art about to do: for this man is a Roman.

And Paul having called one of the centurions, said, Bring this young man to the captain of a thousand; for he has something to announce to him.

And having called two certain of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they go to Cesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred having held spears in the right hand, at the third hour of the night;

And having appointed a centurion to keep Paul, and to have a setting at liberty, and to hinder none of his own to serve or come to him.

And when it was determined for us to sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and certain others bound to a centurion named Julius, of Augustus' band.

But the centurion was rather persuaded by the pilot and the shipmaster, than by the things spoken by Paul.

But the centurion wishing to save Paul, hindered from the resolution; and he commanded those being able to swim, having cast off first, to come to land:

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the commander of the camp: but to Paul it was permitted to remain by himself with a soldier watching him.


The captain of a thousand commanded him to be brought to the camp, having spoken to examine him by scourges; that he might know for what cause they exclaimed so against him. And as he held him before with thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by, Is it lawful to scourge a man a Roman, and uncondemned? And the centurion having heard, having come near announced to the captain of a thousand, See what thou art about to do: for this man is a Roman. read more.
And the captain of a thousand having come near, said to him, Tell me if thou art a Roman. And he said, Yes. And the captain of a thousand answered, I obtained this citizenship for much capital. And Paul said, And I have been born. Then quickly they about to examine him withdrew from him: and the captain of a thousand was afraid, knowing that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him.