Acts 22:24 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 22:24

Paul’s Roman Citizenship

22 And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, ^a“Away with such a fellow from the earth, for ^bhe is not fit to live!”

23 Then, as they cried out and¹ tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air,

24 the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him.

25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, ^a“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”

26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the commander, saying, “Take care what you do, for this man is a Roman.”

27 Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”

28 The commander answered, “With a large sum I obtained this citizenship.” And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.”

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Interlinear Bible for Acts 22:24:

The
xurao (#3588) chief captain
chiliarchos (#5506) commanded
keleuo (#2753) him
autos (#846) to be brought
ago (#71) into
eis (#1519) the
xurao (#3588) castle,
parembole (#3925) and bade
epo (#2036) that he
autos (#846) should be examined
anetazo (#426) by scourging;
mastix (#3148) that
hina (#2443) he might know
epiginosko (#1921) wherefore
dia (#1223) they cried so against
epiphoneo (#2019) him.
autos (#846)

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