Then the commander approached, took him into custody, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was and what he had done.
Acts 22:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Instantly those who were about to examine and flog him withdrew from him; and the commandant also was frightened, for he realized that [Paul] was a Roman citizen and he had put him in chains. American Standard Version (1901) They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. Common English Bible At once those who were about to examine him stepped away. The commander was alarmed when he realized he had bound a Roman citizen. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, those who were going to torture him, immediately withdrew from him. The tribune was similarly afraid, after he realized that he was a Roman citizen, for he had bound him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Immediately therefore they departed from him that were about to torture him. The tribune also was afraid after he understood that he was a Roman citizen, and because he had bound him. |
Then the commander approached, took him into custody, and ordered him to be bound with two chains. He asked who he was and what he had done.
The commander replied, ‘I bought this citizenship for a large amount of money.’ ‘But I was born a citizen,’ Paul said.
Women received their dead, raised to life again. Other people were tortured, not accepting release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.