Acts 22:22-29
New American Standard Bible
22 They listened to him up to this statement, and then they raised their voices and said, “(A)Away with such a man from the earth, for (B)he should not be allowed to live!” 23 And as they were shouting and (C)throwing off their cloaks and (D)tossing dust into the air, 24 the commander ordered that he be brought into (E)the barracks, saying that he was to be (F)interrogated by flogging so that he would find out the reason why they were shouting against him that way. 25 But when they stretched him out [a]with straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it [b]lawful for you to flog (G)a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?” 26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and told him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.” 27 The commander came and said to [c]Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.” 28 The commander answered, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I was actually born a citizen.” 29 Therefore, those who were about to (H)interrogate him immediately backed away from him; and the commander also (I)was afraid when he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had [d](J)put him in chains.
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- Acts 22:25 Or for the whip
- Acts 22:25 Interrogation by torture was a procedure used with slaves
- Acts 22:27 Lit him
- Acts 22:29 Lit bound him
Acts 22:22-29
Lexham English Bible
Paul Questioned by the Military Tribune
22 Now they were listening to him until this word, and they raised their voices, saying, “Away with such a man from the earth! For it is not fitting for him to live!” 23 And while[a] they were screaming and throwing off their[b] cloaks and throwing dust into the air, 24 the military tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks,[c] saying he was to be examined with a lash so that he could find out for what reason they were crying out against him in this way. 25 But when they had stretched him out for the lash,[d] Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it permitted for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” 26 And when[e] the centurion heard this,[f] he went to the military tribune and[g] reported it,[h] saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen!” 27 So the military tribune came and[i] said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” 28 And the military tribune replied, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I indeed was born a citizen.[j] 29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him kept away from him, and the military tribune also was afraid when he[k] realized that he was a Roman citizen and that he had tied him up.[l]
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- Acts 22:23 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were screaming”)
- Acts 22:23 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- Acts 22:24 Or “headquarters”
- Acts 22:25 Or “with straps” (in order to lash him)
- Acts 22:26 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 22:26 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 22:26 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“went to”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 22:26 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 22:27 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 22:28 *The words “a citizen” are not in the Greek text but are implied
- Acts 22:29 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“realized”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 22:29 Literally “he was having tied him up”
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