Acts 22:28

World English Bible (2000)

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

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  • Acts 22:24-27
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    85%

    24the 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.

    25When 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?"

    26When 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!"

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

  • Acts 22:29-30
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    29Immediately 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.

    30But on the next day, desiring to know the truth about why he was accused by the Jews, he freed him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come together, and brought Paul down and set him before them.

  • Acts 21:32-33
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    32Immediately he took soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them. They, when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, stopped beating Paul.

    33Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.

  • Acts 21:39
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    39But Paul said, "I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people."

  • Acts 28:16-19
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    16When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

    17It happened that after three days Paul called together those who were the leaders of the Jews. When they had come together, he said to them, "I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

    18who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.

    19But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.

  • Acts 21:37
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    37As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, "May I speak to you?" He said, "Do you know Greek?

  • Acts 25:8
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    8while he said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all."

  • Acts 24:10
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    10When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, "Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

  • Acts 23:17-19
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    17Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, "Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him."

    18So he took him, and brought him to the commanding officer, and said, "Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you, who has something to tell you."

    19The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"

  • Acts 26:1-2
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    1Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.

    2"I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you this day concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,

  • Acts 24:23
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    23He ordered the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody, and should have some privileges, and not to forbid any of his friends to serve him or to visit him.

  • Acts 23:27-30
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    27"This man was seized by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them, when I came with the soldiers and rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman.

    28Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

    29I found him to be accused about questions of their law, but not to be charged with anything worthy of death or of imprisonment.

    30When I was told that the Jews lay in wait for the man, I sent him to you immediately, charging his accusers also to bring their accusations against him before you. Farewell."

  • Acts 26:29-32
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    29Paul said, "I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds."

    30The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.

    31When they had withdrawn, they spoke one to another, saying, "This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds."

    32Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."

  • Acts 25:10-11
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    10But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Jews, as you also know very well.

    11For if I have done wrong, and have committed anything worthy of death, I don't refuse to die; but if none of those things is true that they accuse me of, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar!"

  • Acts 25:15-17
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    15about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, asking for a sentence against him.

    16To whom I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man to destruction, before the accused has met the accusers face to face, and has had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.

    17When therefore they had come together here, I didn't delay, but on the next day sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought.

  • Gal 5:1
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    1Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don't be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

  • Acts 23:10
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    10When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

  • Acts 16:36-38
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    36The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace."

    37But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!"

    38The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

  • 1 Cor 9:1
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    1Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Haven't I seen Jesus Christ, our Lord? Aren't you my work in the Lord?

  • Acts 23:6
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    6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, "Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!"

  • 1 Cor 9:19
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    19For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

  • Acts 25:20-21
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    20Being perplexed how to inquire concerning these things, I asked whether he was willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged concerning these matters.

    21But when Paul had appealed to be kept for the decision of the emperor, I commanded him to be kept until I could send him to Caesar."

  • 1 Cor 7:21-22
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    21Were you called being a bondservant? Don't let that bother you, but if you get an opportunity to become free, use it.

    22For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord's free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ's bondservant.

  • Acts 27:1
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    1When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

  • Acts 24:7
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  • John 8:33
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    33They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, 'You will be made free?'"