Acts 22:27

BIBLE IN TEN · Dec 15, 2023 · 4m

Friday, 15 December 2023 Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.” Acts 22:27 A literal translation is, “And the commander, having come near, said to him, ‘Tell me, are you Roman?’ And he said, ‘Yes.’” The centurion had just gone to the commander and informed him of Paul’s claim of being Roman. Having heard this, Luke next records, “And the commander, having come near, said to him, ‘Tell me, are you Roman?’” The commander seems truly shocked by the claim, as seen in his words. The “you” in the question is emphatic. In essence, “You? Roman?” By this…