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Acts 22:27

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And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

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Acts 22:27 in other translations

The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?”
He said, “Yes.”

Acts 22:27 · World English Bible

Acts 22:27 in context

  1. 25And when they had tied him up 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?
  2. 26And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman.
  3. 27And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.
  4. 28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am a Roman born.
  5. 29They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.