King James Version
"Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea."
— Acts 22:27, King James Version
“And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea. ”
“The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."”
“So the commanding officer came and asked Paul,“Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” He replied,“Yes.””
“And the tribune coming, said to him: Tell me. Art thou a Roman? But he said: Yea.”
“And the chief captain came to him and said, Give me an answer, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.”
“Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.”
The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
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?
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.
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
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.
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.