'Captain' in the Bible

And when Jesus was come into Capernaum, a certain captain came to him with a request,

And the captain in answer said, Lord, I am not good enough for you to come under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant will be made well.

And Jesus said to the captain, Go in peace; as your faith is, so let it be done to you. And the servant was made well in that hour.

Now the captain and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earth-shock and the things which were done, were in great fear and said, Truly this was a son of God.

And when the captain, who was near, saw how he gave up his spirit, he said, Truly this man was a son of God.

And Pilate was surprised that he was dead; and, sending for the captain, he put a question to see if he had been dead for long.

And when he had news of it from the captain, he let Joseph have the body.

And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death.

And when the captain saw what was done, he gave praise to God, saying, Without doubt this was an upright man.

Then the band and the chief captain and the police took Jesus and put cords round him.

And while they were talking to the people, the priests and the captain of the Temple and the Sadducees came up to them,

Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.

Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, named Cornelius, the captain of the Italian band of the army;

And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.

And while they were attempting to put him to death, news came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem was out of control.

Then the chief captain came near and took him, and gave orders for him to be put in chains, questioning them as to who he was and what he had done.

And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?

The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.

And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?

And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.

And the chief captain said, I got Roman rights for myself at a great price. And Paul said, But I had them by birth.

Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.

And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

And Paul sent for a captain and said, Take this young man to your chief, for he has news for him.

So he took him to the chief captain and said, Paul, the prisoner, made a request to me to take this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.

So the chief captain let the young man go, saying to him, Do not say to anyone that you have given me word of these things.

But Felix, who had a more detailed knowledge of the Way, put them off, saying, When Lysias, the chief captain, comes down, I will give attention to your business.

And he gave orders to the captain to keep Paul under his control, and to let him have everything he had need of; and not to keep his friends from coming to see him.

And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.

And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.

But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.

But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:

Because it was right for him, for whom and through whom all things have being, in guiding his sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation complete through pain.