Julius

Family: Roman · Role: centurion · First appears: Acts 27

Julius is a Roman centurion of Augustus’ band who takes custody of Paul and other prisoners when they begin the voyage to Italy. At Sidon, he courteously grants Paul permission to visit his friends and refresh himself.

When the ship runs aground and breaks apart in the waves, Julius prevents the soldiers from killing the prisoners, “willing to save Paul,” and orders those who can swim to make for shore. Everyone escapes safely to land, including Paul and Aristarchus.

Relationship record

Life events

• Paul is placed under Julius’s custody as the voyage to Italy begins.(Acts 27)
  • With: Paul
  • “And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.”
• Julius grants Paul permission to visit friends and refresh himself.(Acts 27 · 📍 Sidon)
  • With: Paul
  • “And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.”
• The ship runs aground and breaks apart under the waves.(Acts 27)
  • With: Paul Aristarchus
  • “And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.”
• Julius prevents the soldiers from killing the prisoners and orders everyone toward shore.(Acts 27)
  • With: Paul
  • “But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:”
• All aboard escape safely to land after the shipwreck.(Acts 27)
  • With: Paul Aristarchus
  • “And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.”

Acts 27

• with Paul (Julius protects Paul from the soldiers' plan to kill the prisoners.) “But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose;”
• ward: Paul “And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.”
• with Paul (Paul warned Julius and the soldiers about the escaping shipmen.) “Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.”

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