Thematic Bible: Roman army
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Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Centurions
When he entered Capharnahum an army-captain came up to him and appealed to him,
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The captain answered, "Sir, I am not fit to have you under my roof; only say the word, and my servant will be cured.
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Now when the army-captain and his men who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were dreadfully afraid; they said, "This man was certainly a son of God!"
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Now there was an army-captain who had a servant ill whom he valued very highly. This man was at the point of death;
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When the army-captain saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "This man was really innocent."
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Now in Caesarea there was a man called Cornelius, a captain in the Italian regiment,
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When the angel who spoke to him had left, he called two of his menservants and a religiously minded soldier who belonged to his personal retinue,
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They said, "Cornelius, a captain, a good man who reverences God and enjoys a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and to listen to what you had to say."
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Taking some soldiers and officers, he at once rushed down to them, and when they saw the commander and the soldiers they stopped beating Paul.
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When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and said to him, "What are you going to do? This man is a Roman citizen."
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Paul summoned one of the officers and said, "Take this young man to the commander, for he has some news to give him."
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He summoned two of the officers and said, "Get ready by nine o'clock to-night two hundred infantry to march as far as Caesarea, also seventy troopers, and two hundred spearmen."
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He gave orders to the officer to have Paul kept in custody but to allow him some freedom and not to prevent any of his own people from rendering him any service.
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When it was decided we were to sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to an officer of the Imperial regiment called Julius.
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However the officer let himself be persuaded by the captain and the owner rather than by anything Paul could say,
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but as the officer wanted to save Paul, he put a stop to their plan, ordering those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,
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When we did reach Rome, Paul got permission to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
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till the commander ordered him to be taken inside the barracks and examined under the lash, so as to find out why the people shouted at him in this way. They had strapped him up, when Paul said to the officer who was standing by, "Are you allowed to scourge a Roman citizen ??and to scourge him without a trial?" When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and said to him, "What are you going to do? This man is a Roman citizen." read more.
So the commander went to him and said, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said. The commander replied, "I had to pay a large sum for this citizenship." "But I was born a citizen," said Paul. Then those who were to have examined him left him at once alone; even the commander was alarmed to find that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.
So the commander went to him and said, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said. The commander replied, "I had to pay a large sum for this citizenship." "But I was born a citizen," said Paul. Then those who were to have examined him left him at once alone; even the commander was alarmed to find that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.
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