14 Bible Verses about Soldiers

But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-laborer and fellow-soldier, and apostle and the minister of my necessity;

Suffer affliction, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one operating as a soldier is entangled with the affairs of life; in order that he may please his commander.

Suffer affliction, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one operating as a soldier is entangled with the affairs of life; in order that he may please his commander.

And the soldiers were also mocking, coming and bringing the vinegar to Him,

And having divested Him, put on Him a scarlet robe: and plaiting a crown of thorns put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and bowing the knee to Him, continued to mock Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And spitting on Him, they took the reed and struck Him on the head repeatedly.

And having called a certain two of the centurions, he said, Get ready two hundred soldiers that they may go unto Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night;

And when it was determined that we should sail away into Italy, they committed both Paul and certain other prisoners to the centurion, Julius by name, of the band of Augustus.

And when we came into Rome, it was permitted to Paul to remain to himself with the soldier guarding him.

Then indeed the soldiers, according to that which had been commanded them, taking Paul led him by night to Antipatris: And on the following day letting the cavalry go on with him, they returned to the castle. Who, having come into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the governor, also committed Paul to him.

Then the soldiers, when they crucified Jesus, took His garments, and made them four parts, a part for each soldier; and the vesture. And the vesture was seamless, woven from the top throughout. Then they said to one another, Let us not tear it, but let us gamble for it, whose it shall be. In order that the Scripture may be fulfilled, saying, They divided my garments among themselves, and upon my vesture they cast the lot. Then indeed the soldiers did these things.

Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus into the judgment hall, gathered to Him the whole band.

And when they mocked Him, divesting Him of the robe, they put on Him His own raiment, and led Him away to crucify Him. And going out they found a Cyrenean man, Simon by name: they compelled him that he should bear His cross. Having come to the place called Golgotha, which is called the place of a skull. read more.
And they gave Him vinegar mingled with gall to drink: and tasting, He was not willing to drink it. And crucifying Him, they divided His garments, casting the lot, and sitting down, they continued to watch Him there. And they placed over His head, His accusation written, THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

And the soldiers led Him into the court, which is the judgment hall; and call around Him the whole band. And they put on Him a purple robe, and having plaited a thorny crown, put it on Him. And they began to mock Him, Hail, King of the Jews! read more.
And they continued to strike His head with a reed, and spit on Him, and putting down their knees worshiped Him. And when they mocked Him, they divested Him of the purple robe, and put on Him His own raiment: and lead Him away in order that they may crucify Him. And they compel a certain Simon, a Cyrenean, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, that he must take His cross. And they lead Him to Golgotha, a place which is interpreted, The place of a skull. And they gave Him myrrhed wine to drink: and He did not take it. And they crucify Him, and divide His garments, casting the lot upon them, what each one may take.

But Herod along with his soldiers having indeed treated Him with contempt, and mocked Him, putting on Him a scarlet robe, sent Him back to Pilate.

And the soldiers were also mocking, coming and bringing the vinegar to Him, and saying, If thou art the King of the Jews, save thyself.

Then the soldiers of the governor taking Jesus into the judgment hall, gathered to Him the whole band. And having divested Him, put on Him a scarlet robe: and plaiting a crown of thorns put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand; and bowing the knee to Him, continued to mock Him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! read more.
And spitting on Him, they took the reed and struck Him on the head repeatedly. And when they mocked Him, divesting Him of the robe, they put on Him His own raiment, and led Him away to crucify Him.

And the soldiers led Him into the court, which is the judgment hall; and call around Him the whole band. And they put on Him a purple robe, and having plaited a thorny crown, put it on Him. And they began to mock Him, Hail, King of the Jews! read more.
And they continued to strike His head with a reed, and spit on Him, and putting down their knees worshiped Him. And when they mocked Him, they divested Him of the purple robe, and put on Him His own raiment: and lead Him away in order that they may crucify Him.

Put on the panoply of God, that you may be able to stand against the methods of the devil, because there is not to us fighting against blood and flesh, but against the governments, against the authorities, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the heavenlies. Therefore take the panoply of God, that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all things, to stand. read more.
Stand therefore, being girded about as to your loins with truth, and being invested with the breastplate of righteousness, and being shod as to your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in all things taking the shield of faith, with which you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And receive the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Suffer affliction, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

And they going, behold, certain ones of the watch having come into the city, proclaimed to the chief priests all things which had taken place. And being assembled along with the elders, and taking counsel, they gave much money to the soldiers, saying, You tell, that His disciples, having come by night, stole Him away while we slept. read more.
And if this may be heard by the governor, we will persuade him and make you secure. And they having received the money, did as they were instructed: and this report is current among the Jews until this day.

Pilate said to them, You have a watch: go, make it safe as you know.

And when we came into Rome, it was permitted to Paul to remain to himself with the soldier guarding him.

whom having seized, he also put in prison, having committed him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; wishing to bring him out to the people after the passover. Then indeed Peter was kept in prison: but prayer to God in his behalf was incessantly made by the church. But when Herod was about to lead him forth, and Peter was sleeping that night between two soldiers, and bound with two chains; and the guards were keeping guard before the door.

For it became him, on account of whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in leading many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through suffering.

And Herod having sought him, and found him not, condemning the guards, commanded that they should be put to death; and having gone down from Judea to Caesarea, he tarried.

And having gone away, he spoke with the chief priests and the magistrates, how he might betray Him to them.

And the soldiers were asking him saying; And what shall we do? And he said to them; Oppress no one, neither defraud; and be content with your wages.