Acts 22:27
25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
- KJV
- Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
- WEB
- The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
- ASV
- And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.
- DARBY
- And the chiliarch coming up said to him, Tell me, Art *thou* a Roman? And he said, Yes.
- BLB
- And having come near, the commander said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he was saying, “Yes.”
- ÅB
- Den øverste høvedsmann gikk da bort til ham og sa: Si meg: Er du romersk borger? Han svarte: Ja.
- OTB
- Kommandanten kom og spurte Paulus: «Fortell meg, er du en romersk borger?» Og han sa: «Ja.»
- B1930
- Den øverste høvedsmann gikk da bort til ham og sa: Si mig: Er du romersk borger? Han svarte: Ja.