Acts 22:24

²² The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”

²³ As they were shouting and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,

the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.

²⁵ But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”

²⁶ On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
KJV: The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
WEB: 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.
ASV: the chief captain commanded him be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him.
DARBY: the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.
BLB: the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, having directed him to be examined by flogging, so that he might know for what cause they were crying out against him like this.

ÅB: befalte den øverste høvedsmann at han skulle føres inn i festningen, og sa at han skulle forhøres under hudstrykning, for at han kunne få vite av hva årsak de ropte så mot ham.
OTB: beordret kommandanten at han skulle bringes inn i kasernen, og sa at han skulle avhøres ved pisking for å finne ut hvorfor de ropte mot ham på den måten.
B1930: bød den øverste høvedsmann at han skulde føres inn i festningen, og sa at han skulde forhøres under hudstrykning, forat han kunde få vite av hvad årsak de ropte så mot ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 19:1
Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged.
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Acts 21:34
Some in the crowd were shouting one thing, and some another. And since the commander could not get at the truth because of the uproar, he ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks.
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Acts 23:10
The dispute grew so violent that the commander was afraid they would tear Paul to pieces. He ordered the soldiers to go down and remove him by force and bring him into the barracks.
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Acts 21:31–32
While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regiment received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
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Acts 16:22–23
The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
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Acts 23:27
This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
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Acts 22:25–29
But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
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Acts 16:37
But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
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