8 Bible Verses about Armies, Roman

Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes.

Then they brought Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor's residence. (Now it was very early morning.) They did not go into the governor's residence so they would not be ceremonially defiled, but could eat the Passover meal.

When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him asking for help:

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave.

Now when the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and what took place, they were extremely terrified and said, "Truly this one was God's Son!"

Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God and said, "Certainly this man was innocent!"

Now there was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort.

While they were trying to kill him, a report was sent up to the commanding officer of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.