New Testament
Lysias
Claudius Lysias was the Roman military tribune in Jerusalem who protected Paul from a violent mob.
Claudius Lysias served as the chiliarch or commander of the Roman garrison in Jerusalem. He intervened to rescue the Apostle Paul from a riot in the temple courts and later transferred him to Caesarea for safety. His official correspondence to Governor Felix provides a historical record of the Roman legal perspective on Paul's case.
In the text
- Verses
- 3
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- Acts 23:26
- Last appears
- Acts 24:22
Where Lysias appears
3 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Festus13 versesPorcius Festus was the Roman procurator of Judea who succeeded Felix and heard Paul's appeal to Caesar.
- Agrippa12 versesThe Herodian king who heard Paul's defense and declared him innocent of any crime deserving death.
- Ananias10 versesA name shared by three distinct men in Acts: a deceptive disciple, a Damascus believer, and a high priest.
- Cornelius9 versesA Roman centurion in Caesarea whose conversion marked the gospel's expansion to the Gentiles.
- Stephen6 versesA deacon and the first Christian martyr, known for his wisdom, faith, and bold defense of the gospel.
- Lydia2 versesA businesswoman from Thyatira who became the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe.
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