19 occurrences

'Officer' in the Bible

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the prosecutor deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

Verse ConceptsAgreementDiscorddisagreementsLawyersJudgesOfficersAttorneyLawsuitsLitigationQuarrelsDebtorsAgreeingHanding Over PeopleImprisonmentsCourt SessionsPeople Accusing PeopleMisunderstandingsMaking Peace With EnemiesReconciliationConflictResolving Conflictjail

For when you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, try diligently on the way to be released from him, lest perhaps he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

Verse ConceptsdisagreementsImprisonmentsJudgesOfficersReconciliation, Between BelieversLitigationHanding Over PeopleStress And Hard TimesReconciliationPurgatoryeffortjail

So the detachment, the commanding officer, and the officers of the Jews, seized Jesus and bound him,

Verse ConceptsArrestingRopesArresting ChristSoldiers Treatment Of ChristTying Up

As they were trying to kill him, news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfArmies, RomanAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleChiliarchs

Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

Verse Conceptsevangelists, ministry ofChainsIron ChainsInterrogatingWho Is This?What Do You Do?Two Other Things

As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, "May I speak to you?" He said, "Do you know Greek?

Verse ConceptsLanguages Mentioned In Scripture

the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

Verse ConceptsScourgingInterrogatingChiliarchsWhy Do Others Do This?serenity

When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, "Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!"

Verse ConceptsWhat Do You Do?Chiliarchs

The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."

Verse ConceptsPrisoners

The commanding officer answered, "I bought my citizenship for a great price." Paul said, "But I was born a Roman."

Verse ConceptsCivil LibertyExpensiveCitizensReligious Freedomserenity

Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

Verse ConceptsChainsTying UpCitizens

When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

Verse ConceptsCommanderCommands, in NTCastlesSecurityFear, Of DeathPersecution Of The Apostle PaulPeople Torn To PiecesChiliarchs

Now therefore, you with the council inform the commanding officer that he should bring him down to you tomorrow, as though you were going to judge his case more exactly. We are ready to kill him before he comes near."

Verse ConceptsInvestigatingPreparing For ActionAttempting To Kill Specific People

Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, "Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him."

Verse ConceptsChiliarchs

So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you."

Verse ConceptsChiliarchs

The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

Verse ConceptsTaking By The HandAsking Particular QuestionsChiliarchs

So the commanding officer let the young man go, charging him, "Tell no one that you have revealed these things to me."

Verse ConceptsChiliarchsDo Not Tell

but the commanding officer, Lysias, came by and with great violence took him out of our hands,

Verse ConceptsChiliarchs

But Felix, having more exact knowledge concerning the Way, deferred them, saying, "When Lysias, the commanding officer, comes down, I will decide your case."

Verse ConceptsCommanderRankPeople Who DelayedChiliarchsPeople With General KnowledgeChristians Are Called Followers Of The Way

Bible Theasaurus

Bailiff (1 instance)
Minister (155 instances)
Officer (90 instances)

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כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750