Acts 22:27

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Acts 22:27

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And having come near, the commander said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he was saying, “Yes.”

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 22

²⁵ But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”

²⁶ On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

²⁷ The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.

²⁸ “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

²⁹ At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.

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