So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and bound him.
Acts 22:27 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So the commandant came and said to [Paul], Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? And he said, Yes [indeed]! American Standard Version (1901) And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea. Common English Bible The commander went to Paul and demanded, “Tell me! Are you a Roman citizen?” He said, “Yes.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the tribune, approaching, said to him: "Tell me. Are you a Roman?" So he said, "Yes." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the tribune coming, said to him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? But he said: Yea. |
So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews seized Jesus and bound him.
But when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen, and uncondemned?”
When the centurion heard that, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.”