Acts 22:25

The Passion Translation

When the soldiers stretched Paul out with ropes, he said to the captain, who was standing nearby, “Is it legal for you to torture a Roman citizen like this, without a proper trial?”

Cross References

Matthew 10:17

“Be on your guard! For there will be those who will betray you before their religious councils and brutally beat you with whips in their public gatherings.

Matthew 27:54

Now, when the Roman military officer and his soldiers witnessed what was happening and felt the powerful earthquake, they were extremely terrified. They said, “There is no doubt, this man was the Son of God!”

Matthew 8:8

But the Roman officer interjected, “Lord, who am I to have you come into my house? I understand your authority, for I too am a man who walks under authority and have authority over soldiers who serve under me. I can tell one to go and he’ll go, and another to come and he’ll come. I command my servants and they’ll do whatever I ask. So I know that all you need to do is to stand here and command healing over my son and he will be instantly healed.”

Acts 10:1

At that time there was a Roman military officer, Cornelius, who was in charge of one hundred men stationed in Caesarea. He was the captain of the Italian regiment,

Acts 16:37

But Paul told the officers, “Look, they had us beaten in public, without a fair trial—and we are Roman citizens. Do you think we’re just going to quietly walk away after they threw us in prison and violated all of our rights? Absolutely not! You go back and tell the magistrates that they need to come down here themselves and escort us out!”

Acts 22:26

When the officer heard this, he immediately went to his commander and reported it, saying, “This man is a Roman citizen. What should we do now?”

Acts 23:17

Paul called for one of the captains and said, “Take this boy to the commander, for he has something important to report to him.”

Acts 23:27

I rescued this man, who was seized by the Jews as they were about to put him to death. I intervened with my troops because I understand that he is a Roman citizen.

Acts 25:16

I explained to them that it is not our Roman custom to condemn any man before he has an opportunity to face his accusers and present his defense.

Acts 27:1

When it was decided that we were to sail for Italy, Festus handed over Paul and a number of other prisoners to the custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a member of the imperial guard.

Acts 27:3

The next day we docked at Sidon, and Julius, being considerate of Paul, allowed him to disembark and be refreshed by his friends living there.

Acts 27:43

But the Roman officer was determined to bring Paul safely through, so he foiled their attempts. He commanded the prisoners and crew who could swim to jump overboard and swim ashore.