6 Bible Verses about Commander

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And a suitable day having come, when Herod, on his birth day, made a supper for his great men, and his chief officers, and the first men of Galilee;

And while they were seeking to kill him, report was brought to the officer of the band, that the whole of Jerusalem was in an uproar. And he immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. When they saw the officer and the soldiers, they ceased beating Paul. Then the officer came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and demanded who he was, and what he had done.read more.
And some in the multitude cried out one thing, and some an other. But not being able to obtain any certain knowledge on account of the tumult, he commanded him. to be led into the fortress.

And when the centurion heard that, he went out and told it to the officer, saying: "What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman. And the officer came and said to him: Tell me, are you a Roman? He answered: Yes. And the officer answered: With a great Bum did I purchase this citizenship. And Paul replied: But I was born a citizen.read more.
Then, those who were about to examine him, immediately departed from him. And the officer was afraid, when he learned that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. And, on the next day, wishing to know certainly why he was accused by the Jews, he loosed him, and commanded the chief priests and all the Sanhedrin to meet together. And he brought Paul down, and placed him before them.

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And when there arose a great dissension, the officer, fearing that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the fortress.

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But Felix, having a more accurate knowledge of this way, put them off, and said: When Lysias the officer comes down, I will inquire fully into your matters.

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