Acts 22:25

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and as he himself appealed to the emperor I determined to send him,

and they sat and watched him there.

When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant.

Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

He sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.

and will hand him over to the Gentiles to mock, to scourge, and to crucify; and the third day he will be raised up.”

When the centurion, who stood by opposite him, saw that he cried out like this and breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

They watched him and sent out spies, who pretended to be righteous, that they might trap him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the power and authority of the governor.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.

For I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name’s sake.”

But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”

“I will hear you fully when your accusers also arrive.” He commanded that he be kept in Herod’s palace.

He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody, and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you shall go.”

Agrippa said to Festus, “This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.

Yahweh will command his loving kindness in the daytime. In the night his song shall be with me: a prayer to the God of my life.

Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium, and gathered the whole garrison together against him.

He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’ ”

“Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes. They will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles.

When the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, “Certainly this was a righteous man.”

But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.

He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,

When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

Moreover Jeremiah said to king Zedekiah, “How have I sinned against you, against your servants, or against this people, that you have put me in prison?

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said to Daniel, “Your God whom you serve continually, he will deliver you.”

He entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.

But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”

Behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom. The earth quaked and the rocks were split.

If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry.”

Now there were some present at the same time who told him about the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.

For he will be delivered up to the Gentiles, will be mocked, treated shamefully, and spit on.

And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”

I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”

“Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”

Jesus answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”

but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”

except that the Holy Spirit testifies in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions wait for me.

When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell.”

But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’

The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the cold.

I command you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession,

Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

“To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: “The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says these things:

I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.

that you may be accepted, you shall offer a male without defect, of the bulls, of the sheep, or of the goats.

“Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, you, and Aaron your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it pour out its water. You shall bring water to them out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their livestock drink.”

They said to him, “We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines.” Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.”

Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,

For he spoke, and it was done. He commanded, and it stood firm.

Then the princes and all the people said to the priests and to the prophets: “This man is not worthy of death; for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God.”

They are not humbled even to this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.’

The tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.”

Leaving Nazareth, he came and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,

Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, “I want to. Be made clean.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

When he came into Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking him,

The centurion answered, “Lord, I’m not worthy for you to come under my roof. Just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

Those who were in the boat came and worshiped him, saying, “You are truly the Son of God!”

and they bound him, and led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius Pilate, the governor.

Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

When he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was heard that he was in the house.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.”

So the detachment, the commanding officer, and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and bound him,

Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas, the high priest.

Then Pilate went out again, and said to them, “Behold, I bring him out to you, that you may know that I find no basis for a charge against him.”

but these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

“For truly, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together against your holy servant, Jesus, whom you anointed,

and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Now there was a certain man in Caesarea, Cornelius by name, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment,

Coming to us and taking Paul’s belt, he bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘So the Jews at Jerusalem will bind the man who owns this belt, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ”

Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, “Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him.”

He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen, and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”

He asked them to provide animals, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

But when two years were fulfilled, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus, and desiring to gain favor with the Jews, Felix left Paul in bonds.

For if I have done wrong and have committed anything worthy of death, I don’t refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!”

I answered them that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction before the accused has met the accusers face to face and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.

When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;