Thematic Bible: Roman empire
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Roman empire » The rights of citizens
But Paul said unto them, They have publicly beaten us, uncondemned, and Romans, and cast us into prison, and do they now turn us out privately? No verily, let them come themselves and fetch us out.
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And as they were binding him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, uncondemned? And the centurion hearing this, went and told the tribune, saying, Consider what thou art about to do; for this man is a Roman. Then the tribune came and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes. read more.
And the tribune replied, I obtained this freedom with a large sum of money. And Paul said, But I was free-born. Immediately therefore those who were going to put him to the question quitted him: and the tribune also was afraid, when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
And the tribune replied, I obtained this freedom with a large sum of money. And Paul said, But I was free-born. Immediately therefore those who were going to put him to the question quitted him: and the tribune also was afraid, when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Roman empire » The right of appeal
But when Paul appealed, to be reserved to the hearing of our sovereign, I ordered him to be kept till I could send him to Cesar.
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Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried: I have done no wrong to the Jews, as thou very well knowest.
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Roman empire » Citizenship in » By purchase
And the tribune replied, I obtained this freedom with a large sum of money. And Paul said, But I was free-born.
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Roman empire » Citizenship in » By birth
And the tribune replied, I obtained this freedom with a large sum of money. And Paul said, But I was free-born.
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Nero
and all the saints here salute you, but especially those of Cesar's household.
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Roman empire » The right of trial
To whom I answered, it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction, till he that is accused have the accusers face to face, and have an opportunity of making his defence concerning the accusation.
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Claudius caesar
And finding there a certain Jew, named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who was lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, (because Claudius Cesar had ordered all the Jews to depart from Rome,) he went to them;
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Augustus caesar
Now in those days an edict was published by Augustus Cesar, that all the world should be enrolled or taxed,
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Roman empire » Ruled by » Tiberius caesar
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis,
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