Bible Verses About The Roman Empire: Prisoners chained to soldiers for safety

The night before Herod was going to bring him to trial, Kefa was sleeping between two soldiers. He was bound with two chains; and guards were at the door, keeping watch over the prison.

Then the commander came up, arrested him and ordered him to be tied up with two chains. He asked who he was and what he had done.

And when we arrived at Rome, the officer allowed Sha’ul to stay by himself, though guarded by a soldier.

May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he was often a comfort to me and was not ashamed of my being in prison.