New American Standard Bible 1995
Acts 22:21-30
22They listenedἬκουονĒkouonG191to him up to thisτούτουtoutouG3778statementλόγουlogouG3056, and thenthey raisedἐπῆρανepēranG1869their voicesφωνὴνphōnēnG5456and saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “AwayαἶρεaireG142with suchG5108a fellowG5108from the earthγῆςgēsG1093, forhe shouldG2520not be allowedG2520to liveζῆν.zēnG2198!”
24thecommanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753him to be broughtεἰσάγεσθαιeisagesthaiG1521intothe barracksπαρεμβολὴνparembolēnG3925,statingG3004that he should beexaminedἀνετάζεσθαιanetazesthaiG426by scourgingμάστιξινmastixinG3148soἵναinaG2443that he might findἐπιγνῷepignōG1921out the reasonαἰτίανaitianG156whyδι᾽ ἣνdi᾽ hēnG1223G3739they were shoutingἐπεφώνουνepephōnounG2019against him that wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.
25But whenὩςHōsG5613they stretchedπροέτεινανproeteinanG4385him outwith thongsἱμᾶσιν,himasinG2438,PaulΠαῦλος·PaulosG3972saidG3004to the centurionἑκατόνταρχονhekatontarchonG1543who was standingἑστῶταhestōtaG2476by, “Is itlawfulἔξεστινexestinG1832for you to scourgeμαστίζειν;mastizeinG3147a manἄνθρωπονanthrōponG444who is a RomanῬωμαῖονRhōmaionG4514and uncondemnedἀκατάκριτονakatakritonG178?”
26When the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543heardἀκούσαςakousasG191this,he wentπροσελθὼνproselthōnG4334to thecommanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōG5506and toldἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518him, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101are you aboutμέλλειςmelleisG3195to doποιεῖν;poieinG4160?For thisοὗτοςhoutosG3778manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444is a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.”
28Thecommanderχιλίαρχος·chiliarchosG5506answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611, “I acquiredἐκτησάμην.ektēsamēnG2932thisταύτηνtautēnG3778citizenshipπολιτείανpoliteianG4174with a largeπολλοῦpollouG4183sumκεφαλαίουkephalaiouG2774of moneyG2774.”And PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “But I was actuallyκαὶkaiG2532bornγεγέννημαι.gegennēmaiG1080a citizen.”
29ThereforeοὖνounG3767thoseG3588who were aboutμέλλοντεςmellontesG3195toexamineἀνετάζειν.anetazeinG426him immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112letG868goG868of him; and thecommanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchosG5506alsoG2532was afraidἐφοβήθηephobēthēG5399when he foundἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921out that he was a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514,and becauseG3754he hadputG1210him in chainsG1210.
30But on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887,wishingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to knowγνῶναιgnōnaiG1097for certainἀσφαλές,asphalesG804whyτίtiG5101he had been accusedκατηγορεῖταιkatēgoreitaiG2723by the JewsἸουδαίων,IoudaiōnG2453, hereleasedἔλυσενelusenG3089him and orderedἐκέλευσενekeleusenG2753the chiefἀρχιερεῖςarchiereisG749priestsG749and allπᾶνpanG3956theCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892to assembleσυνελθεῖνsuneltheinG4905,and broughtG2609PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972downκαταγαγὼνkatagagōnG2609and setἔστησενestēsenG2476him beforeεἰςeisG1519them.
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
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