Acts 16:37 Cross References

Acts 16:37

37: But Paul replied, "They have publicly beaten us without trial and jailed us--and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!"

Acts 22:25

  1. As they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer standing there, "Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn't even been tried?"
  2. The officer went to the commander and asked, "What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!"
  3. So the commander went over and asked Paul, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?Yes, I certainly am," Paul replied.
  4. "I am, too," the commander muttered, "and it cost me plenty!But I am a citizen by birth!"
  5. The soldiers who were about to interrogate Paul quickly withdrew when they heard he was a Roman citizen, and the commander was frightened because he had ordered him bound and whipped.

Acts 16:20

  1. "The whole city is in an uproar because of these Jews!" they shouted.
  2. "They are teaching the people to do things that are against Roman customs."
  3. A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods.
  4. They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn't escape.
  5. So he took no chances but put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.

Psalms 82:1

  1. God presides over heaven's court; he pronounces judgment on the judges:
  2. "How long will you judges hand down unjust decisions? How long will you shower special favors on the wicked?

Psalms 94:20

  1. Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side--leaders who permit injustice by their laws?

Proverbs 28:1

  1. The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.

Daniel 3:25

  1. "Look!" Nebuchadnezzar shouted. "I see four men, unbound, walking around in the fire. They aren't even hurt by the flames! And the fourth looks like a divine being!"
  2. Then Nebuchadnezzar came as close as he could to the door of the flaming furnace and shouted: "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!" So Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego stepped out of the fire.

Daniel 6:18

  1. Then the king returned to his palace and spent the night fasting. He refused his usual entertainment and couldn't sleep at all that night.
  2. Very early the next morning, the king hurried out to the lions' den.

Psalms 58:1

  1. Justice--do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?
  2. No, all your dealings are crooked; you hand out violence instead of justice.

Matthew 10:16

  1. "Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. Be as wary as snakes and harmless as doves.
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