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, ‘3HurryG4692 and getG1831 outG1831 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 nearbyG2186 and approvingG4909, and watchingG5442 overG5442 the cloaksG2440 of thoseG3588 who were killingG337 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 manG5108 from the earthG1093, for 9he shouldG2520 not beG2520 allowedG2520 to liveG2198!” 23And as they were shoutingG2905 and 10throwingG4496 offG4496 their cloaksG2440 and 11tossingG906 dustG2868 into the airG109, 24the commanderG5506 orderedG2753 that he be broughtG1521 into 12the barracksG3925, sayingG3004 that he was to be 13interrogatedG426 by floggingG3148 soG2443 thatG2443 he would findG1921 outG1921 the reasonG156 whyG1223G3739 they were shoutingG2019 against him thatG3779 wayG3779. 25But whenG5613 they stretchedG4385 him outG4385 14with strapsG2438, PaulG3972 saidG3004 to the centurionG1543 who was standingG2476 by, “Is it 15lawfulG1832 for you to flogG3147 16a manG444 who is a RomanG4514 and uncondemnedG178?” 26When the centurionG1543 heardG191 this, he wentG4334 to the commanderG5506 and toldG518 him, sayingG3004, “WhatG5101 areG3195 you aboutG3195 toG3195 doG4160? For thisG3778 manG444 is a RomanG4514.” 27The commanderG5506 cameG4334 and saidG3004 to 17Paul, “TellG3004 me, are you a RomanG4514?” And he saidG5346, “YesG3483.” 28The commanderG5506 answeredG611, “I acquiredG2932 thisG3778 citizenshipG4174 for a largeG4183 sumG2774 ofG2774 moneyG2774.” And PaulG3972 saidG5346, “But I was actuallyG2532 bornG1080 a citizen.” 29ThereforeG3767, thoseG3588 who were aboutG3195 to 18interrogateG426 him immediatelyG2112 backedG868 awayG868 from him; and the commanderG5506 alsoG2532 19wasG5399 afraidG5399 when he foundG1921 outG1921 that he was a RomanG4514, and becauseG3754 he had 2021putG1210 him inG1210 chainsG1210.

30NowG1161 on the nextG1887 dayG1887, 22wantingG1014 to knowG1097 for certainG804 whyG5101 Paul had been accusedG2723 by the JewsG2453, he 23releasedG3089 him and orderedG2753 the chiefG749 priestsG749 and allG3956 24the 25CouncilG4892 to assembleG4905, and he broughtG2609 PaulG3972 downG2609 and placedG2476 him beforeG1519 them.