Acts 22:17-30

17“It happenedG1096 when I 1returnedG5290 to JerusalemG2419 and was prayingG4336 in the templeG2413, that I 2fellG1096 into a tranceG1611, 18and I sawG3708 Him sayingG3004 to me, ‘3MakeG4692 hasteG4692, and getG1831 out of JerusalemG2419 quicklyG5034, becauseG1360 they will not acceptG3858 your testimonyG3141 aboutG4012 Me.’ 19And I saidG3004, ‘LordG2962, they themselvesG846 understandG1987 that in one synagogueG4864 afterG2596 anotherG2596 4I used to imprisonG5439 and 5beatG1194 thoseG3588 who believedG4100 in You. 20And 6whenG3753 the bloodG129 of Your witnessG3144 StephenG4736 was being shedG1632, I alsoG2532 was standingG2186 by approvingG4909, and watchingG5442 out for the coatsG2440 of thoseG3588 who were slayingG337 him.’ 21And He saidG3004 to me, ‘GoG4198! For I will sendG1821 you farG3112 awayG1821 7to the GentilesG1484.’”

22They listenedG191 to him up to thisG3778 statementG3056, and then they raisedG1869 their voicesG5456 and saidG3004, “8AwayG142 with suchG5108 a fellowG5108 from the earthG1093, for 9he shouldG2520 not be allowedG2520 to liveG2198!” 23And as they were cryingG2905 out and 10throwingG4496 offG4496 their cloaksG2440 and 11tossingG906 dustG2868 into the airG109, 24the 12commanderG5506 orderedG2753 him to be broughtG1521 into 13the barracksG3925, statingG3004 that he should be 14examinedG426 by scourgingG3148 soG2443 that he might findG1921 out the reasonG156 whyG1223G3739 they were shoutingG2019 against him that wayG3779. 25But whenG5613 they stretchedG4385 him out 15with thongsG2438, PaulG3972 saidG3004 to the centurionG1543 who was standingG2476 by, “Is it 16lawfulG1832 for you to scourgeG3147 17a manG444 who is a RomanG4514 and uncondemnedG178?” 26When the centurionG1543 heardG191 this, he wentG4334 to the 18commanderG5506 and toldG518 him, sayingG3004, “WhatG5101 are you aboutG3195 to doG4160? For thisG3778 manG444 is a RomanG4514.” 27The 19commanderG5506 cameG4334 and saidG3004 to him, “TellG3004 me, are you a RomanG4514?” And he saidG5346, “YesG3483.” 28The 20commanderG5506 answeredG611, “I acquiredG2932 thisG3778 citizenshipG4174 with a largeG4183 sumG2774 of moneyG2774.” And PaulG3972 saidG5346, “But I was actuallyG2532 bornG1080 a citizen.” 29ThereforeG3767 thoseG3588 who were aboutG3195 to 21examineG426 him immediatelyG2112 22letG868 goG868 of him; and the 23commanderG5506 alsoG2532 24was afraidG5399 when he foundG1921 out that he was a RomanG4514, and becauseG3754 he had 2526putG1210 him in chainsG1210.

30But on the nextG1887 dayG1887, 27wishingG1014 to knowG1097 for certainG804 whyG5101 he had been accusedG2723 by the JewsG2453, he 28releasedG3089 him and orderedG2753 the chiefG749 priestsG749 and allG3956 29the 30CouncilG4892 to assembleG4905, and broughtG2609 PaulG3972 downG2609 and setG2476 him beforeG1519 them.