Acts 22:28

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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    24the 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.

    25And 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;'

    26and 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;'

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

  • Acts 22:29-30
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    29Immediately, 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,

    30and on the morrow, intending to know the certainty wherefore he is accused by the Jews, he did loose him from the bonds, and commanded the chief priests and all their sanhedrim to come, and having brought down Paul, he set `him' before them.

  • Acts 21:32-33
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    32who, at once, having taken soldiers and centurions, ran down upon them, and they having seen the chief captain and the soldiers, did leave off beating Paul.

    33Then the chief captain, having come nigh, took him, and commanded `him' to be bound with two chains, and was inquiring who he may be, and what it is he hath been doing,

  • Acts 21:39
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    39And Paul said, `I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, of Tarsus of Cilicia, of no mean city a citizen; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.'

  • Acts 28:16-19
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    16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barrack, but Paul was suffered to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.

    17And it came to pass after three days, Paul called together those who are the principal men of the Jews, and they having come together, he said unto them: `Men, brethren, I -- having done nothing contrary to the people, or to the customs of the fathers -- a prisoner from Jerusalem, was delivered up to the hands of the Romans;

    18who, having examined me, were wishing to release `me', because of their being no cause of death in me,

    19and the Jews having spoken against `it', I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar -- not as having anything to accuse my nation of;

  • Acts 21:37
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    37And Paul being about to be led into the castle, saith to the chief captain, `Is it permitted to me to say anything unto thee?' and he said, `Greek dost thou know?

  • Acts 25:8
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    8he making defence -- `Neither in regard to the law of the Jews, nor in regard to the temple, nor in regard to Caesar -- did I commit any sin.'

  • Acts 24:10
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    10And Paul answered -- the governor having beckoned to him to speak -- `Knowing `that' for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer;

  • Acts 23:17-19
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    17and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, `This young man lead unto the chief captain, for he hath something to tell him.'

    18He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, `The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked `me' this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.'

    19And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, `What is that which thou hast to tell me?'

  • Acts 26:1-2
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    1And Agrippa said unto Paul, `It is permitted to thee to speak for thyself;' then Paul having stretched forth the hand, was making a defence:

    2`Concerning all things of which I am accused by Jews, king Agrippa, I have thought myself happy, being about to make a defence before thee to-day,

  • Acts 24:23
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    23having given also a direction to the centurion to keep Paul, to let `him' also have liberty, and to forbid none of his own friends to minister or to come near to him.

  • Acts 23:27-30
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    27This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them -- having come with the soldiery, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;

    28and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

    29whom I found accused concerning questions of their law, and having no accusation worthy of death or bonds;

    30and a plot having been intimated to me against this man -- about to be of the Jews -- at once I sent unto thee, having given command also to the accusers to say the things against him before thee; be strong.'

  • Acts 26:29-32
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    29and Paul said, `I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am -- except these bonds.'

    30And, he having spoken these things, the king rose up, and the governor, Bernice also, and those sitting with them,

    31and having withdrawn, they were speaking unto one another, saying -- `This man doth nothing worthy of death or of bonds;'

    32and Agrippa said to Festus, `This man might have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.'

  • Acts 25:10-11
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    10and Paul said, `At the tribunal of Caesar I am standing, where it behoveth me to be judged; to Jews I did no unrighteousness, as thou dost also very well know;

    11for if indeed I am unrighteous, and anything worthy of death have done, I deprecate not to die; and if there is none of the things of which these accuse me, no one is able to make a favour of me to them; to Caesar I appeal!'

  • Acts 25:15-17
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    15about whom, in my being at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews laid information, asking a decision against him,

    16unto whom I answered, that it is not a custom of Romans to make a favour of any man to die, before that he who is accused may have the accusers face to face, and may receive place of defence in regard to the charge laid against `him'.

    17`They, therefore, having come together -- I, making no delay, on the succeeding `day' having sat upon the tribunal, did command the man to be brought,

  • Gal 5:1
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    1In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

  • Acts 23:10
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    10and a great dissension having come, the chief captain having been afraid lest Paul may be pulled to pieces by them, commanded the soldiery, having gone down, to take him by force out of the midst of them, and to bring `him' to the castle.

  • Acts 16:36-38
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    36and the jailor told these words unto Paul -- `The magistrates have sent, that ye may be let go; now, therefore, having gone forth go on in peace;'

    37and Paul said to them, `Having beaten us publicly uncondemned -- men, Romans being -- they did cast `us' to prison, and now privately do they cast us forth! why no! but having come themselves, let them bring us forth.'

    38And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

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    19for being free from all men, to all men I made myself servant, that the more I might gain;

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    20and I, doubting in regard to the question concerning this, said, If he would wish to go on to Jerusalem, and there to be judged concerning these things --

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