15 Bible Verses about Soldiers

But I think it proper now to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow-laborer, and fellow-soldier, but your messenger to minister to my needs,

Take your share of hardships like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier ever allows himself to be involved in the business affairs of life, so that he may please the officer who enlisted him.

Take your share of hardships like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier ever allows himself to be involved in the business affairs of life, so that he may please the officer who enlisted him.

The soldiers also made sport of Him as they continued to come up and offer Him vinegar,

Then they stripped Him, and put a purple cloak on Him, and made a crown of thorns and set it on His head, and they put a stick in His hand, and kneeling before Him they made sport of Him, saying, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" And they spit on Him, and took the stick and kept hitting Him on the head.

Then he called in two of his captains and said to them, "Get two hundred men ready to march to Caesarea, with seventy mounted soldiers and two hundred armed with spears, to leave at nine o'clock tonight."

When it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they turned over Paul and some other prisoners to a colonel of the imperial regiment, named Julius.

When we did arrive at Rome, Paul was granted permission to live by himself -- excepting a soldier to guard him.

So the soldiers took Paul, as they had been ordered to do, and brought him by night as far as Antipatris. The next day they returned to the barracks, leaving the mounted men to go on with him; they, on reaching Caesarea, delivered the letter to the governor and turned Paul over to him, too.

Now while they were trying to kill him, news reached the colonel of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in a ferment. So he at once got together some soldiers and captains and hurried down against them, but as soon as they saw the colonel and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. Then the colonel came up and seized Paul and ordered him to be bound with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done.

When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took His clothes and divided them into four parts, one for each soldier, except the coat, which was without a seam, woven in one piece from top to bottom, So they said to one another, "Let us not tear it, but let us draw for it to see who gets it." This was to fulfill the Scripture which says, "They divided my clothes among them, and for my clothing they cast lots." Now this was what the soldiers did.

Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the barracks, and gathered about Him the whole battalion.

And when they had finished making sport of Him, they took off the cloak, and put His own clothes back on Him, and led Him away to be crucified. As they were going out of the city, they found a Cyrenian named Simon, and they forced him to carry Jesus' cross. When they came to a place called Golgotha, which means the Place of the Skull, read more.
they gave Him some wine mixed with gall, but when He tasted it, He would not drink it. Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes by drawing lots, and sitting down they kept watch of Him there. They put above His head the charge against Him, which read: "THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS."

Then the soldiers led Him away to a place inside the court yard, that is, of the governor's palace, and they called the whole battalion together. And they dressed Him in a purple robe and made a crown of thorns and crowned Him with it, and they began to shout at Him, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" read more.
And they kept hitting Him on the head with a stick, and kept spitting on Him, and on bending knees they kept doing Him homage. When they had finished making sport of Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. Then they led Him out of the city to crucify Him. They forced a certain passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry His cross -- Simon, a Cyrenian, the father of Alexander and Rufus. And they led Him to Golgotha, which means, the Place of the Skull. They offered Him wine flavored with myrrh, but He would not take it. Then they crucified Him and divided among them His clothes, by drawing lots for them to see which piece each of them should have.

Then Herod and his bodyguard treated Him with contempt and made sport of Him and put a gorgeous robe on Him and sent Him back to Pilate.

The soldiers also made sport of Him as they continued to come up and offer Him vinegar, and to say, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"

Then the governor's soldiers took Jesus into the barracks, and gathered about Him the whole battalion. Then they stripped Him, and put a purple cloak on Him, and made a crown of thorns and set it on His head, and they put a stick in His hand, and kneeling before Him they made sport of Him, saying, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" read more.
And they spit on Him, and took the stick and kept hitting Him on the head. And when they had finished making sport of Him, they took off the cloak, and put His own clothes back on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.

Then the soldiers led Him away to a place inside the court yard, that is, of the governor's palace, and they called the whole battalion together. And they dressed Him in a purple robe and made a crown of thorns and crowned Him with it, and they began to shout at Him, "All hail, you king of the Jews!" read more.
And they kept hitting Him on the head with a stick, and kept spitting on Him, and on bending knees they kept doing Him homage. When they had finished making sport of Him, they took off the purple robe and put His own clothes on Him. Then they led Him out of the city to crucify Him.

You must put on God's full armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems. For our contest is not with human foes alone, but with the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark world; that is, with the spirit-forces of evil challenging us in the heavenly contest. So you must take on God's full armor, so as to be able to take a stand in the day when evil attacks you, and, after having completely finished the contest, to hold your own. read more.
Hold your position, then, with your waist encircled with the belt of truth, put on right-doing as a coat of mail, and put on your feet the preparation the good news of peace supplies. Besides all these, take on the shield which faith provides, for with it you will be able to put out all the fire-tipped arrows shot by the evil one, take the helmet salvation provides, and take the sword the Spirit wields, which is the word of God.

Take your share of hardships like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

While they were on their way, some members of the guard went into the city and told the high priests everything that had taken place. So they met and held a consultation with the elders, and bribed the soldiers with a large sum of money, and said to them, "Tell the people that His disciples came by night, while we were sleeping, and stole Him away. read more.
And if news of it gets to the governor's ears, we will make it all right with him, and keep you out of trouble." So they took the money and did as they were told. And this story has been told among the Jews down to the present time.

Pilate said to them, "Take the military guard and go and make it as secure as you can."

When we did arrive at Rome, Paul was granted permission to live by himself -- excepting a soldier to guard him.

He had him seized and put into prison, and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning after the Passover to bring him out again to the people. So Peter was being kept in prison, but earnest prayer to God for him was persistently made by the church. Now just as Herod was going to bring him out, that is, the very night before, Peter was fastened with two chains and was sleeping between two soldiers, and the guards were at the door guarding the prison.

Now while they were trying to kill him, news reached the colonel of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in a ferment. So he at once got together some soldiers and captains and hurried down against them, but as soon as they saw the colonel and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. Then the colonel came up and seized Paul and ordered him to be bound with two chains; he then asked who he was and what he had done. read more.
But they kept shouting in the crowd, some one thing, some another. As he could not with certainty find out about it, because of the tumult, he ordered him to be brought into the barracks. When Paul got to the steps, he was actually borne by the soldiers because of the violence of the mob,

For it was appropriate for Him, who is the Final Goal and the First Cause of the universe, in bringing many children to glory, to make the Leader in their salvation perfect through the process of sufferings.

Herod had search made for him, and when he could not find him, he examined the guards and ordered them to be put to death. Then he left Judea for Caesarea, and stayed there.

So he went off and discussed with the high priests and captains of the temple how he could betray Him to them.

Then some soldiers too were asking him, "What ought we too to do?" So he said to them, "Never extort money from anyone, never make a false accusation, and always be satisfied with your wages."