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Acts 23:27 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Acts 23:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 23 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.”
Acts 23:27 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 23:27
Lysias's account distorts the sequence - he didn't rescue Paul knowing he was Roman but discovered his citizenship after the arrest (Acts 22:25-29). This face-saving revision shows how even God's instruments have mixed motives. Yet divine providence used Lysias's self-interested report to advance Paul's case, demonstrating how God accomplishes His purposes through flawed human actions.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 23:27
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“Paul asked the centurion who stood by”
“news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.”
“the commanding officer”
“and we arrested him.{TR adds We wanted to judge him according to our law,}”