Paul the Roman Citizen
Acts 22:26
In 9 translations
- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
- WEB
- 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
- 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.
- LSV
- And the centurion having heard, having gone near to the chief captain, told, saying, “Take heed what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman”;
- YLT
- 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;'
- DBY
- And the centurion, having heard it, went and reported it to the chiliarch, saying, What art thou going to do? for this man is a Roman.
- DRC
- 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.
- GNV
- Nowe when the Centurion heard it, hee went, and tolde the chiefe captaine, saying, Take heede what thou doest: for this man is a Romane.
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὅρα (“do you see”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- Spelling of ἑκατοντάρχης: Tyndale House, Textus Receptus: ἑκατόνταρχος.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἀπήγγειλεν elsewhere in this verse.
- Spelling of Ῥωμαῖός: Tyndale House: ̔Ρωμαῖός.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: τῷ χιλιάρχῳ ἀπήγγειλεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τῷ χιλιάρχῳ ἀπήγγειλεν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ χιλιάρχῳ.
- SBLGNT: Τί. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Τί; Robinson–Pierpont read Ὅρα τί.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ ἑκατοντάρχης προσελθὼν τῷ χιλιάρχῳ ἀπήγγειλεν λέγων· Τί μέλλεις ποιεῖν; ὁ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν.
- RP2018
- Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος, προσελθὼν ἀπήγγειλεν τῷ χιλιάρχῳ λέγων, Ὅρα τί μέλλεις ποιεῖν· ὁ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν.
- TR-Boyd
- Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος, προσελθὼν ἀπήγγειλε τῷ χιλιάρχῳ λέγων, Ὅρα τί μέλλεις ποιεῖν· ὁ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος Ῥωμαῖός ἐστι.
- SCR1894
- ακουσας δε ο εκατονταρχος προσελθων απηγγειλεν τω χιλιαρχω λεγων ορα τι μελλεις ποιειν ο γαρ ανθρωπος ουτος ρωμαιος εστιν
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Cross-references most cited first
- Acts 23:27This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
- Acts 22:29Then 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.
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