Acts 27:1

Good News Translation

When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they handed Paul and some other prisoners over to Julius, an officer in the Roman army regiment called “The Emperor's Regiment.”

Cross References

Genesis 50:20

You plotted evil against me, but God turned it into good, in order to preserve the lives of many people who are alive today because of what happened.

Psalm 33:11

But his plans endure forever; his purposes last eternally.

Psalm 76:10

Human anger only results in more praise for you; those who survive the wars will keep your festivals.

Proverbs 19:21

People may plan all kinds of things, but the Lord's will is going to be done.

Lamentations 3:27

And it is best to learn this patience in our youth.

Daniel 4:35

He looks on the people of the earth as nothing; angels in heaven and people on earth are under his control. No one can oppose his will or question what he does.

Matthew 27:54

When the army officer and the soldiers with him who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and everything else that happened, they were terrified and said, “He really was the Son of God!”

Luke 23:47

The army officer saw what had happened, and he praised God, saying, “Certainly he was a good man!”

Luke 7:2

A Roman officer there had a servant who was very dear to him; the man was sick and about to die.

Acts 10:1

There was a man in Caesarea named Cornelius, who was a captain in the Roman army regiment called “The Italian Regiment.”

Acts 10:22

“Captain Cornelius sent us,” they answered. “He is a good man who worships God and is highly respected by all the Jewish people. An angel of God told him to invite you to his house, so that he could hear what you have to say.”

Acts 16:10

As soon as Paul had this vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, because we decided that God had called us to preach the Good News to the people there.

Acts 18:2

There he met a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, for Emperor Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,

Acts 19:21

After these things had happened, Paul made up his mind to travel through Macedonia and Achaia and go on to Jerusalem. “After I go there,” he said, “I must also see Rome.”

Acts 21:32

At once the commander took some officers and soldiers and rushed down to the crowd. When the people saw him with the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Acts 22:26

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

Acts 23:11

That night the Lord stood by Paul and said, “Don't be afraid! You have given your witness for me here in Jerusalem, and you must also do the same in Rome.”

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the officers and said to him, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Acts 24:23

He ordered the officer in charge of Paul to keep him under guard, but to give him some freedom and allow his friends to provide for his needs.

Acts 25:12

Then Festus, after conferring with his advisers, answered, “You have appealed to the Emperor, so to the Emperor you will go.”

Acts 25:25

But I could not find that he had done anything for which he deserved the death sentence. And since he himself made an appeal to the Emperor, I have decided to send him.

Acts 27:11

But the army officer was convinced by what the captain and the owner of the ship said, and not by what Paul said.

Acts 27:43

But the army officer wanted to save Paul, so he stopped them from doing this. Instead, he ordered everyone who could swim to jump overboard first and swim ashore;

Acts 27:6

There the officer found a ship from Alexandria that was going to sail for Italy, so he put us aboard.

Acts 28:1

When we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

Acts 28:16

When we arrived in Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with a soldier guarding him.

Hebrews 13:24

Give our greetings to all your leaders and to all God's people. The believers from Italy send you their greetings.