Bible in Basic English
"And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman."
— Acts 22:26, Bible in Basic English
“When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.”
“And when the centurion heard it, he went to the chief captain and told him, saying, What art thou about to do? for this man is a Roman. ”
“When 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!"”
“When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying,“What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.””
“Which the centurion hearing, went to the tribune and told him, saying: What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”
“When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.”
And while they were crying out, and pulling off their clothing, and sending dust into the air,
The chief captain gave orders for him to be taken into the army building, saying that he would put him to the test by whipping, so that he might have knowledge of the reason why they were crying out so violently against him.
And when they had put leather bands round him, Paul said to the captain who was present, Is it the law for you to give blows to a man who is a Roman and has not been judged?
And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.
And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.
And the chief captain said, I got Roman rights for myself at a great price. And Paul said, But I had them by birth.
Then those who were about to put him to the test went away: and the chief captain was in fear, seeing that he was a Roman, and that he had put chains on him.