Acts 28:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 28:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 28:16 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dw..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 28:16 — KJV
“And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.”
— Acts 28:16 (KJV)
Acts 28:16 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 28:16
“Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:16: centurion, captain, paul
“And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:16: centurion, delivered, prisoners
“And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. the edge: Heb. the mouth”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:16: came, captain, guard
“And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:16: came, captain, guard
“And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem: captain...: or, chief marshal”
Shares key themes with Acts 28:16: came, captain, guard
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