Acts 22:27

Acts 22:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
• New International Version (NIV)The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes, I am,” he answered.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So the tribune came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" And he said, "Yes."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”

Context of Acts 22:27

25But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood [by], Is it lawful for you to scourge a man [who is] a Roman and uncondemned? 26And the centurion, having heard it, went and reported it to the chiliarch, saying, What art thou going to do? for this man is a Roman. And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes. 28And the chiliarch answered, I, for a great sum, bought this citizenship. And Paul said, But I was also [free] born. 29Immediately therefore those who were going to examine him left him, and the chiliarch also was afraid when he ascertained that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

Acts 22:27 word by word

προσελθὼν δὲ ὁ χιλίαρχος εἶπεν αὐτῷ· λέγε μοι, σὺ Ῥωμαῖος εἶ; ὁ δὲ ἔφη· ναί.Read the interlinear

• comingπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• RomanῬωμαῖοςRhōmaios · RomanG4514
• Yesναίnai · yesG3483

Commentaries on Acts 22:27

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 The Jews listened to Paul's account of his conversion, but the mention of his being sent to the Gentiles, was so contrary to all their national prejudices, that they would hear no more. Their frantic conduct astonished the Roman officer, who supposed that Paul must have committed some great crime. Paul pleaded his privilege as a Roman citizen, by which he was exempted from all trials and punishments which might force him to confess himself…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-29Paul asserted his Roman citizenship at a crucial moment when he encountered torture to make him confess a supposed crime. Roman citizenship was valuable. Claiming it falsely was a capital offense. Its main benefits included protection from whipping and the right to appeal to the emperor (25:11). The commander was afraid because he had almost violated Roman law (compare 16:35–39).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2927-29. art thou a Roman?--showing that this being of Tarsus, which he had told him before (Ac 21:39) did not necessarily imply that he was a Roman citizen.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:27

• Armies
• Citizens
• Claudius Lysius
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Roman Empire
• Soldiers
• Trial

In the dictionaries

• Roman
• Hence
• James
• Lysias, Claudius
• Persecute
• Scourge
• Stripes
• Uncondemned
• Acts of the Apostles
• Army

Commentaries on Acts 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings