Acts 27:1

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Summary

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.

When

Italy

Acts 10:1

Acts 18:2

Hebrews 13:24

Augustus'

Acts 25:25

Bible References

When

Now after these things were finished, Paul purposed in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

But on the night immediately following, the Lord stood at his side and said, “Take courage; for as you have solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also.”

Then when Festus had conferred with his council, he answered, “You have appealed to Caesar, to Caesar you shall go.”

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive.

The counsel of the Lord stands forever,
The plans of His heart from generation to generation.

For the

wrath of man shall praise You;

With a remnant of wrath You will gird Yourself.

Many plans are in a man’s heart,
But the counsel of the Lord will stand.

It is good for a man that he should bear
The yoke in his youth.

“All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
But He does according to His will in the host of heaven
And among the inhabitants of earth;
And no one can ward off His hand
Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

For this reason I have often been prevented from coming to you;

Italy

Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort,

And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. He came to them,

Greet all of your leaders and all the

saints. Those from Italy greet you.

Augustus'

But I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death; and since he himself appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.