Acts 22:27 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

The officer went to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" Paul answered, "Yes."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

ASV:

And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

BBE:

And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.

DBY:

And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes.

ERV:

And the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

WEY:

So the Tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said.

WBS:

Then the chief captain came, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yes.

WEB:

The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."

YLT:

and the chief captain having come near, said to him, 'Tell me, art thou a Roman?' and he said, 'Yes;'

Acts 22:27 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 22:26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and told him, saying, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman."

Acts 22:28 The commander answered, "I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money." And Paul said, "But I was actually born a citizen." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

22:27 Art thou a Roman? The commander comes at once to inquire for himself.

MHC:

22:22-30 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 guilty. The manner of his speaking plainly shows what holy security and serenity of mind he enjoyed. As Paul was a Jew, in low circumstances, the Roman officer questioned how he obtained so valuable a distinction; but the apostle told him he was free born. Let us value that freedom to which all the children of God are born; which no sum of money, however large, can purchase for those who remain unregenerate. This at once put a stop to his trouble. Thus many are kept from evil practices by the fear of man, who would not be held back from them by the fear of God. The apostle asks, simply, Is it lawful? He knew that the God whom he served would support him under all sufferings for his name's sake. But if it were not lawful, the apostle's religion directed him, if possible, to avoid it. He never shrunk from a cross which his Divine Master laid upon his onward road; and he never stept aside out of that road to take one up.

CONC:

Captain Chief Chiliarch Citizen Commander Commanding Officer Paul Roman Tribune Yea Yes

Captain Chief Chiliarch Citizen Citizen Commander Commanding Officer Paul Roman Tribune

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