27The commanding officer came and asked him, |Tell me, are you a Roman?| He said, |Yes.|


In Context

24 the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.

25 When they had tied him up with thongs, Paul asked the centurion who stood by, |Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and not found guilty?|

26 When the centurion heard it, he went to the commanding officer and told him, |Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman!|

27 The commanding officer came and asked him, |Tell me, are you a Roman?| He said, |Yes.|

28 The commanding officer answered, |I bought my citizenship for a great price.| Paul said, |But I was born a Roman.|

29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

Acts 22:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:27The commander went to Paul and asked, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes, I am," he answered.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:27And the tribune coming, said to him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? But he said: Yea.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:27And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:27And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art thou a Roman? And he said, Yes.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:27And the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:27Then the chief captain came, and said to him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yes.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:27and the chief captain having come near, said to him, 'Tell me, art thou a Roman?' and he said, 'Yes;'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:27Then the chief captain came, and said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? He said, Yes.