Thematic Bible: Roman empire
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Roman empire » The rights of citizens
Then said Paul unto them, "They have beaten us, openly un-condemned, for all that we are Romans, and have cast us into prison: and now would they send us away privily? Nay not so, but let them come themselves and fetch us out."
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And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman and uncondemned?" When the centurion heard that, he went to the upper-captain, and told him saying, "What intendest thou to do? This man is a citizen of Rome." Then the upper-captain came to him, and said, "Tell me, art thou a Roman?" He said, "Yea." read more.
And the high captain answered, "With a great sum obtained I this freedom." And Paul said, "I was freeborn." Then straightway departed from him they which should have examined him. And the high captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman: because he had bound him.
And the high captain answered, "With a great sum obtained I this freedom." And Paul said, "I was freeborn." Then straightway departed from him they which should have examined him. And the high captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman: because he had bound him.
Roman empire » The right of appeal
Then when Paul had appealed to be kept unto the knowledge of Caesar, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar."
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Then said Paul, "I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews have I no harm done, as thou verily well knowest.
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Roman empire » Citizenship in » By purchase
And the high captain answered, "With a great sum obtained I this freedom." And Paul said, "I was freeborn."
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Roman empire » Citizenship in » By birth
And the high captain answered, "With a great sum obtained I this freedom." And Paul said, "I was freeborn."
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Nero
All the saints salute you: and most of all they which are of the emperors household.
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Roman empire » The right of trial
To whom I answered, 'It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man that he should perish, before that he which is accused, have the accusers before him, and have license to answer for himself, concerning the crime laid against him.'
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Claudius caesar
and found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla: because that the Emperor Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome. And he drew unto them.
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Augustus caesar
And it chanced, in those days, that there went out a commandment from Augustus the Emperor, that all the world should be taxed.
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Tiberius caesar
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius the Emperor, Pontius Pilate being leftenant of Jewry, and Herod being Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch in Ituraea, and in the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abilene:
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