Then the commander came up, arrested Paul, ordered him to be bound with two chains, and began investigating what he had done.
Acts 22:29 - Tree of Life Version Therefore, those who were about to interrogate him instantly drew back from him. And the commander also was afraid when he found out that Paul was a Roman and that 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 came up, arrested Paul, ordered him to be bound with two chains, and began investigating what he had done.
The commander answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I was born so.”
Women received their dead raised back to life; and others were tortured, after not accepting release, so they might obtain a better resurrection.