Acts 27:1 Cross References - Moffatt

¹ When it was decided we were to sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to an officer of the Imperial regiment called Julius.

⁵ When he entered Capharnahum an army-captain came up to him and appealed to him, ⁶ saying, "Sir, my servant is lying ill at home with paralysis, in terrible agony." ⁷ He replied, "I will come and heal him." ⁸ The captain answered, "Sir, I am not fit to have you under my roof; only say the word, and my servant will be cured. ⁹ For though I am a man under authority myself, I have soldiers under me; I tell one man to go, and he goes, I tell another to come, and he comes, I tell my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." ¹⁰ When Jesus heard that, he marvelled; "I tell you truly," he said to his followers, "I have never met faith like this anywhere in Israel.

⁵⁴ Now when the army-captain and his men who were watching Jesus saw the earthquake and all that happened, they were dreadfully afraid; they said, "This man was certainly a son of God!"

² Now there was an army-captain who had a servant ill whom he valued very highly. This man was at the point of death;

⁴⁷ When the army-captain saw what had happened, he glorified God, saying, "This man was really innocent."

¹ Now in Caesarea there was a man called Cornelius, a captain in the Italian regiment,

²² They said, "Cornelius, a captain, a good man who reverences God and enjoys a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and to listen to what you had to say."

¹⁰ As soon as he saw the vision, we made efforts to start for Macedonia, inferring that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

² There he came across a Jew called Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife Priscilla, as Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul accosted them,

²¹ After these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to travel through Macedonia and Achaia on his way to Jerusalem. "After I get there," he said, "I must also visit Rome."

³² Taking some soldiers and officers, he at once rushed down to them, and when they saw the commander and the soldiers they stopped beating Paul.

²⁶ When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and said to him, "What are you going to do? This man is a Roman citizen."

¹¹ On the following night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Courage! As you have testified to me at Jerusalem, so you must testify at Rome."

¹⁷ Paul summoned one of the officers and said, "Take this young man to the commander, for he has some news to give him."

²³ He gave orders to the officer to have Paul kept in custody but to allow him some freedom and not to prevent any of his own people from rendering him any service.

¹² Then, after conferring with the council, Festus answered, "You have appealed to Caesar? Very well, you must go to Caesar! "

²⁵ I could not find he had done anything that deserved death, so I decided to send him, on his own appeal, to the emperor.

⁶ There the officer found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.

¹¹ However the officer let himself be persuaded by the captain and the owner rather than by anything Paul could say,

⁴³ but as the officer wanted to save Paul, he put a stop to their plan, ordering those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

¹⁶ When we did reach Rome, Paul got permission to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

²² This is why I have been so often prevented from visiting you. ²³ But now, as I have no further scope for work in these parts, and as for a number of years I have had a longing to visit you ²⁴ whenever I went to Spain, I am hoping to see you on my way there, and to be sped forward by you after I have enjoyed your company for a while. ²⁵ At the moment I am off to Jerusalem on an errand to the saints. ²⁶ For Macedonia and Achaia have decided to make a contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. ²⁷ Such was their decision; and yet this is a debt they owe to these people, for if the Gentiles have shared their spiritual blessings, they owe them a debt of aid in material blessings. ²⁸ Well, once I finish this business by putting the proceeds of the collection safely in their hands, I will start for Spain and take you on the way. ²⁹ When I do come to you, I know I will bring a full blessing from Christ.

²⁴ Salute all your leaders and all the saints. The Italians salute you.