Claudius Lysias

Role: chief captain · First appears: Acts 23

In Acts 23, when it was day, Paul sent his nephew to Claudius Lysias with a warning about the conspiracy to kill him. Earlier, when Paul had been taken by the Jews and faced being killed, Claudius Lysias came with soldiers and rescued him, fearing that he would be pulled to pieces, and ordered that he be brought into the castle.

At the third hour of the night, Claudius Lysias ordered a large military escort and provided beasts so Paul could be taken safely to Felix the governor. On the morrow at Caesarea, his soldiers delivered the letter to Felix and presented Paul before him.

Relationship record

Life events

• Claudius Lysias rescued Paul from the divided council and brought him into the castle.(Acts 23)
  • With: Paul
  • “When there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.”
• Paul's nephew warned him about the conspiracy to kill him, and Paul sent him to the chief captain.(Acts 23)
  • With: Paul
  • “Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.”
• Claudius Lysias ordered a large military escort to transport Paul safely to Felix.(Acts 23 · 📍 Caesarea)
  • With: Paul
  • “And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.”
• Claudius Lysias's soldiers delivered his letter and presented Paul before Felix.(Acts 23 · 📍 Caesarea)
  • With: Felix Paul
  • “Who, when they came to Caesarea and delivered the epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.”

Acts 23

• with Paul (Claudius Lysias rescued Paul from those attempting to kill him.) “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.”
• sent-one: Felix “and when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also to say before thee what they had against him.”
• subordinate: Paul “the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.”
• sent-one: Paul “And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor.”

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Extracted from the original text of The New Testament. Made with Rho MD.