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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Act 22:25 — And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
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the centurion
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Act 10:1; Act 23:17; Act 27:1,3,43; Mat 8:8; Mat 27:54 |
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By the Roman law, no magistrate was allowed to punish a Roman citizen capitally, or by inflicting stripes, or even binding him; and the single expression, I am a Roman citizen, arrested their severest decrees, and obtained, if not an escape, at least a delay of his punishment. Act 22:27,28; Act 16:37; Act 25:16 |
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Act 10:1 |
There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian [band], |
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Act 23:17 |
Then Paul called one of the centurions unto [him], and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him. |
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Act 27:1 |
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto [one] named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. |
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Act 27:3 |
And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself. |
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Act 27:43 |
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land: |
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Mat 8:8 |
The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. |
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Mat 27:54 |
Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God. |
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Act 22:27 |
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. |
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Act 22:28 |
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was [free] born. |
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Act 16:37 |
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast [us] into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out. |
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Act 25:16 |
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "Acts 22:25," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Act/22/25.html>.
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