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Roman Empire, The

79 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.

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  • Matthew 27:26 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Criminals delivered over to the soldiers for execution
  • Matthew 27:27 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Criminals delivered over to the soldiers for execution
  • Matthew 27:35 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Garments of those executed given to the soldiers
  • Matthew 28:13 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Danger of sentinels' sleeping
  • Matthew 28:14 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Danger of sentinels' sleeping
  • Luke 2:1 Torrey Called the world from its extent
  • Luke 3:1 Torrey EMPERORS OF, MENTIONED — Tiberius
  • Luke 3:2 Torrey Judea a province of, under a procurator or a governor
  • John 18:31 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Power of life and death vested in its authorities
  • John 18:39 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Power of life and death vested in its authorities
  • John 18:40 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Power of life and death vested in its authorities
  • John 19:10 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Power of life and death vested in its authorities
  • John 19:19 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Accusation in writing placed over the head of those executed
  • John 19:23 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Garments of those executed given to the soldiers
  • Acts 10:1 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Italian and Augustus' band
  • Acts 11:28 Torrey EMPERORS OF, MENTIONED — Claudius
  • Acts 12:6 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Prisoners chained to soldiers for safety
  • Acts 16:37 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO CITIZENSHIP OF — Exempted from the degradation scourging
  • Acts 16:38 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO CITIZENSHIP OF — Exempted from the degradation scourging
  • Acts 18:2 Torrey Rome the capitol of
  • Acts 19:21 Torrey Rome the capitol of
  • Acts 21:31 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Different military officers
  • Acts 21:33 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Prisoners chained to soldiers for safety
  • Acts 22:24 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Person accused, examined by scourging
  • Acts 22:25 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO CITIZENSHIP OF — Exempted from the degradation scourging
  • Acts 22:28 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO CITIZENSHIP OF — Obtained by purchase
  • Acts 22:29 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Person accused, examined by scourging
  • Acts 23:20 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Accused person protected from popular violence
  • Acts 23:23 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Different military officers
  • Acts 23:24 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Different military officers
  • Acts 23:24–27 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Accused person protected from popular violence
  • Acts 23:26 Torrey Judea a province of, under a procurator or a governor
  • Acts 23:34 Torrey Judea a province of, under a procurator or a governor
  • Acts 23:35 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Accusers and accused confronted together
  • Acts 25:1 Torrey Judea a province of, under a procurator or a governor
  • Acts 25:11 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — All appeals made to the emperor
  • Acts 25:12 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — All appeals made to the emperor
  • Acts 25:16–19 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Accusers and accused confronted together
  • Acts 26:32 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Those who appealed to Caesar, to be brought before him
  • Acts 27:1 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Italian and Augustus' band
  • Acts 28:16 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Prisoners chained to soldiers for safety
  • Romans 13:12 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Use of the panoply or defensive armour
  • 1 Corinthians 4:9 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Gladiatorial fights
  • 1 Corinthians 9:24 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Foot races
  • 1 Corinthians 9:25 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Training of combatants
  • 1 Corinthians 9:27 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Training of combatants
  • 1 Corinthians 15:32 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Gladiatorial fights
  • 2 Corinthians 2:14–16 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Triumphs of victorious generals
  • 2 Corinthians 6:7 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Use of the panoply or defensive armour
  • Ephesians 6:11–17 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Use of the panoply or defensive armour
  • Ephesians 6:12 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Wrestling
  • Philippians 2:16 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Foot races
  • Philippians 2:25 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — The soldier's special comrade who shared his toils and dangers
  • Philippians 3:11–14 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Foot races
  • Philippians 3:14 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Crowning of conquerors
  • Philippians 4:22 Torrey EMPERORS OF, MENTIONED — Nero
  • Colossians 2:15 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Triumphs of victorious generals
  • 2 Timothy 1:16 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO JUDICIAL AFFAIRS OF — Prisoners chained to soldiers for safety
  • 2 Timothy 2:3 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Hardship endured by soldiers
  • 2 Timothy 2:4 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Soldiers not allowed to entangle themselves with earthly cares
  • 2 Timothy 2:5 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Rules observed in conducting
  • 2 Timothy 4:7 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Crowning of soldiers who distinguished themselves
  • 2 Timothy 4:8 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Crowning of soldiers who distinguished themselves
  • 2 Timothy 4:22 Torrey EMPERORS OF, MENTIONED — Nero
  • Hebrews 12:1 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Foot races
  • Hebrews 12:2 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO GRECIAN GAME ADAPTED BY — Foot races
  • Revelation 3:5 Torrey ALLUSIONS TO MILITARY AFFAIRS OF — Expunging from the muster roll name of soldiers guilty of crimes

In the topical indexes

Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 83 references, grouped by sub-topic

Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

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