Acts 22:27 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | ASV

And the chief captain came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? And he said, Yea.

Commentaries

19th Century

Southern Baptist

19th Century

Art thou a Roman? (Συ Ρομαιος ει?).

Thou (emphatic position) a Roman? It was unbelievable.

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Are you a Roman?—The pronoun is emphatic: “You, the Jew speaking both Greek and Hebrew, are you a citizen of Ro…

20th Century

At this time, Roman citizenship (GK 4486; also 4871) was a highly prized right conferred only on those of high social or governmental standing, tho…

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Then the chief captain came, and said to him
To Paul:

tell me, are you a Roman ?

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

The Jews listened to Paul's account of his conversion, but the mention of his being sent to the Gentiles was so contrary to all their national prej…