Acts 27:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

When it was time for us to sail to Rome, Captain Julius from the Emperor's special troops was put in charge of Paul and the other prisoners.

Cross References

Genesis 50:20

You tried to harm me, but God made it turn out for the best, so that he could save all these people, as he is now doing.

Psalm 33:11

But what the LORD has planned will stand for ever. His thoughts never change.

Psalm 76:10

Even the most angry people will praise you when you are furious.

Proverbs 19:21

We may make a lot of plans, but the LORD will do what he has decided.

Lamentations 3:27

When we are young, it is good to struggle hard

Daniel 4:35

To him the nations are far less than nothing; God controls the stars in the sky and everyone on this earth. When God does something, we cannot change it or even ask why.”

Matthew 27:54

The officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus felt the earthquake and saw everything else that happened. They were frightened and said, “This man really was God's Son!”

Luke 23:47

When the Roman officer saw what had happened, he praised God and said, “Jesus must really have been a good man!”

Luke 7:2

In that town an army officer's servant was sick and about to die. The officer liked this servant very much.

Acts 10:1

In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, who was the captain of a group of soldiers called “The Italian Unit”.

Acts 10:22

They answered, “Captain Cornelius sent us. He is a good man who worships God and is liked by the Jewish people. One of God's holy angels told Cornelius to send for you, so he could hear what you have to say.”

Acts 16:10

After Paul had seen the vision, we began looking for a way to go to Macedonia. We were sure that God had called us to preach the good news there.

Acts 18:2

where he met Aquila, a Jewish man from Pontus. Not long before this, Aquila had come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Emperor Claudius had ordered the Jewish people to leave Rome. Paul went to see Aquila and Priscilla

Acts 19:21

After all this had happened, Paul decided to visit Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. Paul had said, “From there I will go on to Rome.”

Acts 21:32

So he quickly took some soldiers and officers and ran to where the crowd had gathered. As soon as the mob saw the commander and soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Acts 22:26

When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and said, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”

Acts 23:11

That night the Lord stood beside Paul and said, “Don't worry! Just as you have told others about me in Jerusalem, you must also tell about me in Rome.”

Acts 23:17

So Paul said to one of the army officers, “Take this young man to the commander. He has something to tell him.”

Acts 24:23

He then ordered the army officer to keep Paul under guard, but not to lock him up or to stop his friends from helping him.

Acts 25:12

After Festus had talked this over with members of his council, he told Paul, “You have asked to be tried by the Emperor, and to the Emperor you will go!”

Acts 25:25

I have not found him guilty of any crime deserving death. But because he has asked to be judged by the Emperor, I have decided to send him to Rome.

Acts 27:11

But Julius listened to the captain of the ship and its owner, rather than to Paul.

Acts 27:43

But Captain Julius wanted to save Paul's life, and he did not let the soldiers do what they had planned. Instead, he ordered everyone who could swim to dive into the water and head for shore.

Acts 27:6

There the army captain found a ship from Alexandria that was going to Italy. So he ordered us to board that ship.

Acts 28:1

When we came ashore, we learnt that the island was called Malta.

Acts 28:16

We arrived in Rome, and Paul was allowed to live in a house by himself with a soldier to guard him.

Hebrews 13:24

Please give my greetings to your leaders and to the rest of the Lord's people. His followers from Italy send you their greetings.