Acts 22:22-29
World English Bible
22 They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice and said, “Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn’t fit to live!”
23 As they cried out, threw off their cloaks, and threw dust into the air, 24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that. 25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?”
26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, “Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!”
27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?”
He said, “Yes.”
28 The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.”
Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.
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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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