Acts 22:29

Acts 22:29

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.”

29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him withdrew from him; and the commander was also afraid after he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

The Sanhedrin Divided

30 The next day, because he wanted to know for certain why he was accused by the Jews, he released him from his bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Departed from him (apesthsan ap autou). Second aorist active indicative (intransitive) of afisthmi, stood off from him at once.

Was afraid (efobhqh). Ingressive aorist passive indicative of fobeomai, became afraid. He had reason to be.

That he was a Roman (oti Romaiov estin). Indirect assertion with tense of estin retained.

Because he had bound him (oti auton hn dedekwv). Causal oti here after declarative oti just before. Periphrastic past perfect active of dew, to bind.

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