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


In Context

24 the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, 'By scourges let him be examined;' that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.

25 And as he was stretching him with the thongs, Paul said unto the centurion who was standing by, 'A man, a Roman, uncondemned — is it lawful to you to scourge;'

26 and the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, 'Take heed what thou art about to do, for this man is a Roman;'

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

28 and the chief captain answered, 'I, with a great sum, did obtain this citizenship;' but Paul said, 'But I have been even born so.'

29 Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who are about to examine him, and the chief captain also was afraid, having learned that he is a Roman, and 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 World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:27The commanding officer came and asked him, |Tell me, are you a Roman?| 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.