Thematic Bible: Roman empire
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Roman empire » The rights of citizens
Paul said to them: They have beaten us publicly uncondemned, men who are Romans, and have thrown us into prison. Do they now throw us out privately? No I say, but let them come in person to bring us out.
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When they tied him up to be whipped Paul said to the officer standing there, Is it lawful for you to whip a Roman citizen who has not been tried for a crime? When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked him: What are you doing? That man is a Roman citizen! The commander went to Paul and asked him: Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? Yes, answered Paul. read more.
The commander said: I became one by paying a large amount of money. I am one by birth, Paul answered. At once the men who were going to question Paul drew back from him. The commander was frightened when he found out that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had put him in chains.
The commander said: I became one by paying a large amount of money. I am one by birth, Paul answered. At once the men who were going to question Paul drew back from him. The commander was frightened when he found out that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had put him in chains.
Roman empire » The right of appeal
Paul appealed to be reserved to the hearing of Augustus. So I commanded him to be kept until I might send him to Caesar.
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I stand at Caesar's court, Paul replied, where I ought to be judged. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you are finding out.
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Roman empire » Citizenship in » By purchase
The commander said: I became one by paying a large amount of money. I am one by birth, Paul answered.
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Roman empire » Citizenship in » By birth
The commander said: I became one by paying a large amount of money. I am one by birth, Paul answered.
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Nero
All the holy ones greet you, especially they who are of Caesar's household.
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Roman empire » The right of trial
I told them it is not the Roman practice to deliver any man to die before his accusers face him. He should answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Claudius caesar
There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus who is currently from Italy with his wife Priscilla. Claudius commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. So he came to them.
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Augustus caesar
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of all the inhabited earth.
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Tiberius caesar
It was the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea. Herod served as tetrarch of Galilee. Herod's brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis. Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene.
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