Bible Verses About Hadrian And The Early Christians

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

Direct Bible passage about Christians first being called Christians

And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

General Roman authority wording, not Hadrian-specific

And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.

Bible verse on custody with liberty, useful Roman background

Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another.

Roman courts and proconsuls background

These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Scripture-search background only

Saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.

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And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.

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Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.

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And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

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Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

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To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.

Bible passage on Roman judicial procedure

And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia.

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And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.

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There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,

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And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.

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This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

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All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Caesar's household.

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And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.

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But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

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Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

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And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

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And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

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But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.

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And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and he had called together his kinsmen and near friends.

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And, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.

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But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

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And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

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And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women.

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Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus.

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And the same time there arose no small stir about that way.

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

Bible passage on appeal to Caesar

Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

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And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;

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Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

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