Acts 24:7

New Century Version

But the officer Lysias came and used much force to take him from us.

Cross References

Proverbs 4:16

because they cannot sleep until they do evil. They cannot rest until they harm someone.

Acts 21:31

While they were trying to kill Paul, the commander of the Roman army in Jerusalem learned that there was trouble in the whole city.

Acts 21:35

When Paul came to the steps, the soldiers had to carry him because the people were ready to hurt him.

Acts 23:10

The argument was beginning to turn into such a fight that the commander was afraid some evil people would tear Paul to pieces. So he told the soldiers to go down and take Paul away and put him in the army building.

Acts 23:23

Then the commander called two officers and said, “I need some men to go to Caesarea. Get two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred men with spears ready to leave at nine o’clock tonight.

Acts 24:6

Also, he was trying to make the Temple unclean, but we stopped him. [And we wanted to judge him by our own law.

Acts 24:8

And Lysias commanded those who wanted to accuse Paul to come to you.] By asking him questions yourself, you can decide if all these things are true.”