KJV King James Version
When the centurion heard [that], he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
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Acts 22:26
When the centurion heard [that], he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
WEB World English Bible
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!”
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and 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;’
Surrounding context — Acts 22
23 And as they cried out, and cast off [their] clothes, and threw dust into the air,
24 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.
25 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?
26 When the centurion heard [that], he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was [free] born.
29 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.
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ἀκούσαςG191 · akouōto hearδὲG1161 · dethenὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑκατοντάρχηςG1543 · hekatontarchoscenturionπροσελθὼνG4334 · proserchomaito come near/agreeτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoχιλιάρχῳG5506 · chiliarchosmilitary officerἀπήγγειλενG518 · apangellōto announceλέγων·G3004 · legōto sayτίG5101 · tiswhich?μέλλειςG3195 · mellōto ensueποιεῖν;G4160 · poieōto do/make: doὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoγὰρG1063 · garforἄνθρωποςG444 · anthrōposa humanοὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itῬωμαῖόςG4514 · RhōmaiosRomanἐστιν.G1510 · eimito be
Cross-references
Acts 23:27This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.Acts 22:29Then 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.
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