Acts 22:29

Translations

Modern

At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.

Traditional

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.

Literal

So immediately those being about to examine him departed from him, and the commander also was afraid, having ascertained that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him.

Latin

Protinus ergo discesserunt ab illo qui eum torturi erant. Tribunus quoque timuit postquam rescivit, quia civis Romanus esset, et quia alligasset eum.

Original

Greek

English

At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.

Notes

Acts 22:25–29

Paul asserted his Roman citizenship at a crucial moment when he encountered torture to make him confess a supposed crime. Roman citizenship was valuable. Claiming it falsely was a capital offense. Its main benefits included protection from whipping and the right to appeal to the emperor (25:11). The commander was afraid because he had almost violated Roman law (compare 16:35–39).

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Rome Giving up Rights Persecution

Events

Paul gives his testimonyc. AD 54

Related verses

Acts 21:33
The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
Acts 22:24–26
…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.
Acts 16:38–39
So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
Hebrews 11:35
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.

Places

Rome: Capital city of the Roman Empire

Glossary

Book of the Acts of the Apostles Citizenship Claudius Lysias Courts and Trials Paul the Apostle

Topics

Armies: March in Ranks: Captains (R. V. Margin, Military Tribunes) of Christian Minister: Persecution: Paul Citizens: Rights of Claudius Lysius: A Roman Military officer Courts of Justice of the Romans in Judea: Never Examined Their own Citizens by Torture Courts of Justice: The Accused: Sometimes Examined by Torture Paul is Confined in the Fortress Punishment: Minor offenses: Scourging Roman Empire: The Rights of Citizens The Roman Empire: Allusions to Judicial Affairs of Person Accused, Examined by Scourging Trial: The Right of

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