Acts 22:25

New Century Version

But as the soldiers were tying him up, preparing to beat him, Paul said to an officer nearby, “Do you have the right to beat a Roman citizen who has not been proven guilty?”

Cross References

Matthew 10:17

Be careful of people, because they will arrest you and take you to court and whip you in their synagogues.

Matthew 27:54

When the army officer and the soldiers guarding Jesus saw this earthquake and everything else that happened, they were very frightened and said, “He really was the Son of God!”

Matthew 8:8

The officer answered, “Lord, I am not worthy for you to come into my house. You only need to command it, and my servant will be healed.

Acts 10:1

At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, an officer in the Italian group of the Roman army.

Acts 16:37

But Paul said to the police, “They beat us in public without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens. And they threw us in jail. Now they want to make us go away quietly. No! Let them come themselves and bring us out.”

Acts 22:26

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

Acts 23:17

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

Acts 23:27

Some of the Jews had taken this man and planned to kill him. But I learned that he is a Roman citizen, so I went with my soldiers and saved him.

Acts 25:16

But I answered, ‘When a man is accused of a crime, Romans do not hand him over until he has been allowed to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.’

Acts 27:1

It was decided that we would sail for Italy. An officer named Julius, who served in the emperor’s army, guarded Paul and some other prisoners.

Acts 27:3

The next day we came to Sidon. Julius was very good to Paul and gave him freedom to go visit his friends, who took care of his needs.

Acts 27:43

But Julius, the officer, wanted to let Paul live and did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. Instead he ordered everyone who could swim to jump into the water first and swim to land.