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

25When they tied Paul down to lash him, Paul said to the officer standing there, “Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been tried?” 26When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!” So the commander went over and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes, I certainly am,” Paul replied. 28“I am, too,” the commander muttered, “and it cost me plenty!” Paul answered, “But I am a citizen by birth!” 29The soldiers who were about to interrogate Paul quickly withdrew when they heard he was a Roman citizen, and the commander was frightened because he had ordered him bound and whipped.

Acts 22:27 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• the chief captainχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos · military officerG5506
• cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• ·εἰei · ifG1487
• artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• a RomanῬωμαῖοςRhōmaios · RomanG4514
• He saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• Yeaναίnai · 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
• Roman; Romans
• Rome, Roman
• Hence
• James
• Lysias, Claudius
• Persecute
• Scourge
• Stripes
• Uncondemned

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