Bible Verses About Soldiers

So they taking the money, did as they were taught: and this word was spread abroad among the Jews even unto this day.

And the soldiers led him away into the court of the palace: and they called together the whole band.

And they clothed him with purple: and, platting a crown of thorns, they put it upon him.

And they began to salute him: Hail, king of the Jews.

And they struck his head with a reed: and they did spit on him. And bowing their knees, they adored him.

And after they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him and put his own garments on him: and they led him out to crucify him.

And they forced one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and of Rufus, to take up his cross.

And they bring him into the place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is, The place of Calvary.

And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh. But he took it not.

And crucifying him, they divided his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

And the soldiers also asked him, saying: And what shall we do? And he said to them: Do violence to no man, neither calumniate any man; and be content with your pay.

And he went and discoursed with the chief priests and the magistrates, how he might betray him to them.

And Herod with his army set him at nought and mocked him, putting on him a white garment: and sent him back to Pilate.

And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him vinegar,

And saying: If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

The soldiers therefore, when they had crucified him, took his garments, (and they made four parts, to every soldier a part) and also his coat. Now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.

They said then one to another: Let us not cut it but let us cast lots for it, whose it shall be; that the scripture might be fulfilled, saying: They have parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture they have cast lots. And the soldiers indeed did these things.

And when he had apprehended him, he cast him into prison, delivering him to four files of soldiers, to be kept, intending, after the pasch, to bring him forth to the people.

Peter therefore was kept in prison. But prayer was made without ceasing by the church unto God for him.

And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

And when Herod had sought for him and found him not, having examined the keepers, he commanded they should be put to death. And going down from Judea to Caesarea, he abode there.

And as they went about to kill him, it was told the tribune of the band that all Jerusalem was in confusion.

Who, forthwith taking with him soldiers and centurions, ran down to them. And when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they left off beating Paul.

Then the tribune, coming near, took him and commanded him to be bound with two chains: and demanded who he was and what he had done.

And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude. And when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.