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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.
Acts 22:26 · King James Version

In other versions

  • 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.

    ASV

  • 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.

    BBE

  • 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.

    DBY

  • 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!"

    WEB

  • 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;'

    YLT

  • When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what you do: for this man is a Roman.

    ENG

  • When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest; for this man is a Roman.

    WBT

  • 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.”

    BSB

In context

24The 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.

25And 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?

26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.

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