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Acts 22:24
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Acts 22:24
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Paul Reveals His Roman Citizenship
24 The commander brought Paul inside and ordered him lashed with whips to make him confess his crime. He wanted to find out why the crowd had become so furious.
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Acts 22:24
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Acts 22:24
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24 the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.(A) He directed(B) that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this.
Acts 23:10
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Acts 23:10
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10 As the conflict grew more violent, the commander was afraid they would tear Paul apart. So he ordered his soldiers to go and rescue him by force and take him back to the fortress.
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Acts 23:10
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Acts 23:10
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10 The dispute became so violent that the commander was afraid Paul would be torn to pieces by them. He ordered the troops to go down and take him away from them by force and bring him into the barracks.(A)
Acts 21:34
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Acts 21:34
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34 Some shouted one thing and some another. Since he couldn’t find out the truth in all the uproar and confusion, he ordered that Paul be taken to the fortress.
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Acts 21:34
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Acts 21:34
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34 Some in the crowd shouted one thing and some another,(A) and since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks.(B)
Acts 21:31-32
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Acts 21:31-32
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31 As they were trying to kill him, word reached the commander of the Roman regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 He immediately called out his soldiers and officers[a] and ran down among the crowd. When the mob saw the commander and the troops coming, they stopped beating Paul.
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- 21:32 Greek centurions.
Acts 21:31-32
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Acts 21:31-32
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31 While they were trying to kill him, news reached the commander of the Roman troops that the whole city of Jerusalem was in an uproar. 32 He at once took some officers and soldiers and ran down to the crowd. When the rioters saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.(A)
John 19:1
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John 19:1
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John 19:1
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John 19:1
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Hebrews 11:35
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Hebrews 11:35
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35 Women received their loved ones back again from death.
But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection.
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Hebrews 11:35
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Hebrews 11:35
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35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again.(A) There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection.
Acts 23:27
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Acts 23:27
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27 “This man was seized by some Jews, and they were about to kill him when I arrived with the troops. When I learned that he was a Roman citizen, I removed him to safety.
Acts 23:27
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Acts 23:27
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Acts 22:25-29
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Acts 22:25-29
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25 When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer[a] standing there, “Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been tried?”
26 When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”
27 So the commander went over and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”
“Yes, I certainly am,” Paul replied.
28 “I am, too,” the commander muttered, “and it cost me plenty!”
Paul answered, “But I am a citizen by birth!”
29 The soldiers who were about to interrogate Paul quickly withdrew when they heard he was a Roman citizen, and the commander was frightened because he had ordered him bound and whipped.
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Acts 22:25-29
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Acts 22:25-29
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25 As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?”(A)
26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”
“Yes, I am,” he answered.
28 Then the commander said, “I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.”
“But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 Those who were about to interrogate him(B) withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen,(C) in chains.(D)
Acts 16:37
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Acts 16:37
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37 But Paul replied, “They have publicly beaten us without a trial and put us in prison—and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!”
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Acts 16:37
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Acts 16:37
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37 But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens,(A) and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.”
Acts 16:22-23
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Acts 16:22-23
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22 A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. 23 They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape.
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Acts 16:22-23
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Acts 16:22-23
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22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.(A) 23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer(B) was commanded to guard them carefully.
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