Acts 22:24 - Easy To Read Version Then the commander told the soldiers to take Paul into the army building. He told the soldiers to beat Paul. He wanted to make Paul tell why the people were shouting against him like this. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The commandant ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks, and that he be examined by scourging in order that [the commandant] might learn why the people cried out thus against him. American Standard Version (1901) the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him. Common English Bible the commander directed that Paul be taken into the military headquarters. He ordered that Paul be questioned under the whip so that he could find out why they were shouting at him like this. Catholic Public Domain Version the tribune ordered him to be brought into the fortress, and to be scourged and tortured, in order to discover the reason that they were crying out in this way against him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and that he should be scourged and tortured: to know for what cause they did so cry out against him. |
But Paul said to the soldiers, “Your leaders did not prove that we did wrong. But they beat us in front of the people and put us in jail. We are Roman citizens, {\cf2\super [342]} \{so we have rights\}. Now the leaders want to make us go quietly. No! The leaders must come and bring us out!”
Some people there were yelling one thing and other people were yelling other things. Because of all this confusion and shouting, the commander could not learn the truth about what had happened. So the commander told the soldiers to take Paul to the army building.
The soldiers were ready to take Paul into the army building. But Paul spoke to the commander. Paul asked, “Do I have the right to say something to you?”
The argument became a fight. The commander was afraid that the Jews would tear Paul to pieces. So the commander told the soldiers to go down and take Paul away from these Jews and to put him in the army building.
The Jews had taken this man (Paul), and they planned to kill him. But I learned that he is a Roman citizen, {\cf2\super [460]} so I went with my soldiers and saved him.
The Romans asked me many questions. But they could not find any reason why I should be killed. So they wanted to let me go free.
People that had died were raised from death, and they were given back to the women in their family. Other people were tortured {\cf2\super [157]} and refused to accept their freedom. They did this so that they could be raised from death to a better life.