Acts 22:27 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁷ Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you [really] a Roman citizen?” Paul said, “Yes.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ So the commandant came and said to [Paul], Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? And he said, Yes [indeed]!

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

Common English Bible

²⁷ The commander went to Paul and demanded, “Tell me! Are you a Roman citizen?” He said, “Yes.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ And the tribune, approaching, said to him: "Tell me. Are you a Roman?" So he said, "Yes."

Acts 22:27 Cross References

John 18:12

So, the detachment of [Roman] soldiers, their commanding officer and the Jewish [Temple] guards arrested Jesus and tied Him up.

Acts 22:25

Just as they were tying him up [in preparation] for the flogging, Paul said to the officer nearby, “Is it lawful for you to whip a Roman [citizen] before he has been [legally] condemned?”

Acts 22:26

When the officer heard this, he [immediately] went and told the commander, saying, “What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

Acts 22:28

The commander answered, “It cost me a large sum of money to obtain this [right of] citizenship.” Paul replied, “But I am a Roman citizen by birth.”