Acts 23:27

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.

Cross-references

Acts 23:10 Parallel

Acts 23:10 records the commander rescuing Paul from the mob; here he summarizes that same rescue in his letter.

Acts 21:31-33 describes the mob seizing Paul and the commander's intervention — the same event summarized here.

Acts 22:25-29 recounts Paul revealing his Roman citizenship, which is how Lysias learned he was a Roman as stated here.

Acts 24:7 Contrast

Acts 24:7 has Tertullus accuse Lysias of violently taking Paul, echoing this rescue from the Jewish perspective.

Acts 21:32 Parallel

Acts 21:32 describes the commander stopping the beating of Paul — the exact rescue event summarized here.

Acts 22:24 Contrast

In Acts 22:24, the commander orders Paul flogged before knowing his citizenship — contrasting with his later claim here that he rescued Paul because of it.

Acts 22:26 Parallel

In Acts 22:26, the centurion tells the commander Paul is a Roman citizen — the very moment that prompts the rescue claim here.