Acts 27:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

It was decided that we would sail for Italy. An army officer named Julius, who served in the emperor’s special army, was put in charge of guarding Paul and some other prisoners on the trip.

Cross References

Acts 25:25

When I judged him, I did not find him guilty of any crime worthy of death. But he asked to be judged by Caesar, so I decided to send him to Rome.

Acts 25:12

Festus talked about this with his advisors. Then he said, “You have asked to see Caesar, so you will go to Caesar!”

Acts 10:1

In the city of Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a Roman army officer in what was called the Italian Unit.

Acts 27:11

But the captain and the owner of the ship did not agree with Paul. So the army officer accepted what they said instead of believing Paul.

Acts 18:2

There he met a Jewish man named Aquila, who was born in the country of Pontus. But he and his wife, Priscilla, had recently moved to Corinth from Italy. They left Italy because Claudius had given an order for all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit Aquila and Priscilla.

Hebrews 13:24

Give my greetings to all your leaders and to all God’s people. All those from Italy send you their greetings.

Acts 28:16

When we came to Rome, Paul was allowed to live alone. But a soldier stayed with him to guard him.

Acts 27:43

But Julius the army officer wanted to let Paul live. So he did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. He told the people who could swim to jump into the water and swim to land.

Acts 27:6

There the army officer found a ship from the city of Alexandria that was going to Italy. So he put us on it.

Acts 24:23

Felix told the army officer to keep Paul guarded but to give him some freedom and to let his friends bring whatever he needed.

Acts 23:17

Then Paul called one of the army officers and said to him, “Take this young man to the commander. He has a message for him.”

Acts 23:11

The next night the Lord Jesus came and stood by Paul. He said, “Be brave! You have told people in Jerusalem about me. You must do the same in Rome.”

Acts 22:26

When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and told him about it. The officer said, “Do you know what you are doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”

Acts 21:32

Immediately the commander ran to where the crowd had gathered, taking with him some army officers and soldiers. When the people saw the commander and his soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.

Acts 19:21

After this, Paul made plans to go to Jerusalem. He planned to go through the regions of Macedonia and Achaia, and then go to Jerusalem. He thought, “After I visit Jerusalem, I must also visit Rome.”

Acts 16:10

After Paul had seen the vision, we immediately prepared to leave for Macedonia. We understood that God had called us to tell the Good News to those people.

Acts 10:22

The men said, “A holy angel told Cornelius to invite you to his house. He is an army officer. He is a good man, one who worships God, and all the Jewish people respect him. The angel told him to invite you to his house so that he can listen to what you have to say.”

Luke 23:47

The army officer there saw what happened. He praised God, saying, “I know this man was a good man!”

Luke 7:2

In Capernaum there was an army officer. He had a servant who was very sick; he was near death. The officer loved the servant very much.

Matthew 27:54

The army officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything that happened. They were very afraid and said, “He really was the Son of God!”

Daniel 4:35

People on earth are not really important. God does what he wants with the powers of heaven and the people on earth. No one can stop his powerful hand or question what he does.

Lamentations 3:27

It is good for a man to wear his yoke from the time he is young.

Proverbs 19:21

People might make many plans, but what the Lord says is what will happen.

Psalm 76:10

Even human anger can bring you honor when you use it to punish your enemies.

Psalm 33:11

But the Lord’s decisions are good forever. His plans are good for generation after generation.

Genesis 50:20

It is true that you planned to do something bad to me. But really, God was planning good things. God’s plan was to use me to save the lives of many people. And that is what happened.

Acts 28:1

When we were safe on land, we learned that the island was called Malta.