Bible Verses About Soldiers

And let the officers speake vnto the people, saying, What man is there that hath buylt a new house, and hath not dedicate it? let him go and returne to his house, least he dye in the battel, and an other man dedicate it.

And what man is there that hath planted a vineyarde, and hath not eaten of the fruite? let him go and returne againe vnto his house, least he die in the battel, and another eate the fruite.

And what man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and hath not taken her? let him go and returne againe vnto his house, lest he die in the battell, and another man take her.

And let the officers speake further vnto the people, and say, Whosoeuer is afrayde and faynt hearted, let him go and returne vnto his house, least his brethrens heart faynt like his heart.

And after that the officers haue made an ende of speaking vnto the people, they shall make captaines of the armie to gouerne the people.

When a man taketh a new wife, he shall not goe a warfare, neither shalbe charged with any businesse, but shalbe free at home one yeere, and reioyce with his wife which he hath taken.

Now therefore proclaime in the audience of the people, and say, Who so is timerous or fearefull, let him returne, and depart earely from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people which were at mount Gilead, two and twentie thousand: so ten thousand remayned.

And we wil take ten men of the hundreth throughout al the tribes of Israel, and an hundreth of the thousand, and a thousand of ten thousand to bring vitaile for the people that they may do (when they come to Gibeah of Beniamin) according to all the villeny, that it hath done in Israel.

The shield of his mightie men is made red: the valiant men are in skarlet: the charets shalbe as in the fire and flames in the day of his preparation, and the firre trees shall tremble.

Then the souldiers of the gouernour tooke Iesus into the common hall, and gathered about him the whole band,

And they stripped him, and put about him a skarlet robe,

And platted a crowne of thornes, and put it vpon his head, and a reede in his right hand, and bowed their knees before him, and mocked him, saying, God saue thee King of the Iewes,

And spitted vpon him, and tooke a reede, and smote him on the head.

Thus when they had mocked him, they tooke the robe from him, and put his owne rayment on him, and led him away to crucifie him.

And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they compelled to beare his crosse.

And when they came vnto the place called Golgotha, (that is to say, the place of dead mens skulles)

They gaue him vineger to drinke, mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drinke.

And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, and did cast lottes, that it might be fulfilled, which was spoken by the Prophet, They deuided my garments among them, and vpon my vesture did cast lottes.

And they sate, and watched him there.

They set vp also ouer his head his cause written, THIS IS IESVS THE KING OF THE IEVVES.

Then Pilate saide vnto them, Ye haue a watch: goe, and make it sure as ye knowe.

Nowe when they were gone, beholde, some of the watch came into the citie, and shewed vnto the hie Priestes all ye things that were done.

And they gathered them together with the Elders, and tooke counsell, and gaue large money vnto the souldiers,

Saying, Say, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

And if this matter come before the gouernour to be heard, we will perswade him, and so vse the matter that you shall not neede to care.