The commander came and said to him, ‘Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? ’ ‘Yes,’ he said.
Acts 22:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The commander replied, ‘I bought this citizenship for a large amount of money.’ ‘But I was born a citizen,’ Paul said. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The commandant replied, I purchased this citizenship [as a capital investment] for a big price. Paul said, But I was born [Roman]! American Standard Version (1901) And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this citizenship. And Paul said, But I am a Roman born. Common English Bible The commander replied, “It cost me a lot of money to buy my citizenship.” Paul said, “I’m a citizen by birth.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the tribune responded, "I obtained this citizenship at great cost." And Paul said, "But I was born to it." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the tribune answered: I obtained the being free of this city with a great sum. And Paul said: But I was born so. |
The commander came and said to him, ‘Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? ’ ‘Yes,’ he said.
So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately. The commander too was alarmed when he realised Paul was a Roman citizen and he had bound him.
At that time you were without Christ, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of promise, without hope and without God in the world.
So, then, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with the saints, and members of God’s household,