Acts 22:26

Acts 22:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen."
• New King James Version (NKJV)When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”

Context of Acts 22:26

24the commander ordered that Paul be taken into the barracks. He directed that he be flogged and interrogated in order to find out why the people were shouting at him like this. 25As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?” When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.” 27The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes, I am,” he answered. 28Then the commander said, “I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.” “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

Acts 22:26 word by word

ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ ἑκατοντάρχης προσελθὼν τῷ χιλιάρχῳ ἀπήγγειλεν λέγων· τί μέλλεις ποιεῖν; ὁ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whenδέde · thenG1161
• the centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchēs hekatontarchos · centurionG1543
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• he wentπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• and toldἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• the chief captainχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos · military officerG5506
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Take heedὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• ·μέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• thou doestποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a RomanῬωμαῖοςRhōmaios · RomanG4514

Cross-references for Acts 22:26

• Acts 22:29Those who were about to interrogate him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.
• Acts 23:27This man was seized by the Jews and they were about to kill him, but I came with my troops and rescued him, for I had learned that he is a Roman citizen.

Commentaries on Acts 22:26

• 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. 24-2624-26. examined by scourging--according to the Roman practice. that he might know wherefore they cried so--Paul's speech being to him in an unknown tongue, he concluded from the horror which it kindled in the vast audience that he must have been guilty of some crime.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 22:26

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

In the dictionaries

• Roman
• Roman; Romans
• Rome, Roman
• Centurion
• Citizenship
• Hence
• James
• Lysias, Claudius
• Persecute
• Scourge

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