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Acts 22:27

World English Bible

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

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Acts 22:27 in other translations

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

Acts 22:27 · American Standard Version

Acts 22:27 in context

  1. 25When 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?”
  2. 26When 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!”
  3. 27The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?”
    He said, “Yes.”
  4. 28The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.”
    Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
  5. 29Immediately 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.