Bible Verses About The Roman Empire

I will hear thee fully, said he, when thine accusers also are come: and he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s palace.

Festus therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Cæsarea.

If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Cæsar.

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed unto Cæsar: unto Cæsar shalt thou go.

To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defence concerning the matter laid against him.

When therefore they were come together here, I made no delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought.

Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such evil things as I supposed;

but had certain questions against him of their own religion, and of one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

And Agrippa said unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cæsar.

And 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.

And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.

The night is far spent, and the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

For, I think, God hath set forth us the apostles last of all, as men doomed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, both to angels and men.

Know ye not that they that run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? Even so run; that ye may attain.

And every man that striveth in the games exerciseth self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

but I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage: lest by any means, after that I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

If after the manner of men I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me? If the dead are not raised, let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die.

But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.

For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish;

to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.

Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,