Acts 22:22-29
New King James Version
Paul’s Roman Citizenship
22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, (A)“Away with such a fellow from the earth, for (B)he is not fit to live!” 23 Then, as they cried out and [a]tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, 24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, (C)“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”
26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.”
27 Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?”
He said, “Yes.”
28 The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.”
And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.”
29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
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- Acts 22:23 Lit. threw
Acts 22:22-29
American Standard Version
22 And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. 23 And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air, 24 the [a]chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him. 25 And when they had tied him up [b]with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? 26 And when the centurion heard it, he went to the [c]chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman. 27 And the [d]chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea. 28 And the [e]chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am a Roman born. 29 They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the [f]chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
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- Acts 22:24 Or, military tribune. Greek chiliarch.
- Acts 22:25 Or, for
- Acts 22:26 Or, military tribune. Greek chiliarch.
- Acts 22:27 Or, military tribune. Greek chiliarch.
- Acts 22:28 Or, military tribune. Greek chiliarch.
- Acts 22:29 Or, military tribune. Greek chiliarch.
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