Acts 22:27

So the commander went over and said to Paul, “Tell me, are yoʋ a Roman citizen?” He said, “Yes.”

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

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

In Context

26When the centurion heard this, he went and reported it to the commander, saying, “ Consider what yoʋ are about to do, for this man is a Roman citizen.”

28The commander responded, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.”

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Matthew Henry on Acts 22:23-30

Paul's First Defence. 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, 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 cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. 25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that… Read the whole commentary →

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