And having come, the commander said to him, “Say to me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.”
Acts 22:28 - The Scriptures 2009 And the commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.” And Sha’ul said, “But I was even born so.” 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. |
And having come, the commander said to him, “Say to me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.”
Then at once those who were about to examine him withdrew from him. And the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
that at that time you were without Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Yisra’ĕl and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no expectation and without Elohim in the world.
So then you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens of the set-apart ones and members of the household of Elohim,