Bible Verses About The Roman Empire

I will hear thee, said he, when thy accusers come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.

Now when Festus was come into the province, after three days, he went up to Jerusalem from Cesarea.

For if I have injured them or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die. But if there be none of these things whereof they accuse me, no man may deliver me to them. I appeal to Caesar.

Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered: Hast thou appealed to Caesar? To Caesar shalt thou go.

To whom I answered: it is not the custom of the Romans to condemn any man, before that he who is accused have his accusers present and have liberty to make his answer, to clear himself of the things laid to his charge.

When therefore they were come hither, without any delay, on the day following, sitting in the judgment seat, I commanded the man to be brought.

Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no accusation of this which I thought ill of:

But had certain questions of their own superstition against him, and of one Jesus deceased, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

And Agrippa said to Festus: This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed to Caesar.

And when it was determined that he should sail into Italy and that Paul, with the other prisoners, should be delivered to a centurion, named Julius, of the band Augusta,

And when we were come to Rome, Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with a soldier that kept him.

The night is passed And the day is at hand. Let us, therefore cast off the works of darkness and put on the armour of light.

For I think that God hath set forth us apostles, the last, as it were men appointed to death. We are made a spectacle to the world and to angels and to men.

Know you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but one receiveth the prize. So run that you may obtain.

And every one that striveth for the mastery refraineth himself from all things. And they indeed that they may receive a corruptible crown: but we an incorruptible one.

But I chastise my body and bring it into subjection: lest perhaps, when I have preached to others, I myself should become a castaway.

If (according to man) I fought with beasts at Ephesus, what doth it profit me, if the dead rise not again? Let us eat and drink, for to morrow we shall die.

Now thanks be to God, who always maketh us to triumph in Christ Jesus and manifesteth the odour of his knowledge by us in every place.

For we are the good odour of Christ unto God, in them that are saved and in them that perish.

To the one indeed the odour of death unto death: but to the others the odour of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient?

In the word of truth, in the power of God: by the armour of justice on the right hand and on the left:

Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil.

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.

Therefore, take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day and to stand in all things perfect.

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate of justice: