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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!"
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The Power of Citizenship
Commentators explain that the centurion's immediate alarm was due to the immense value of Roman citizenship. The claim alone was enough to halt the proceedings because the legal protections were so strong and the penalty for a false claim was death. This wasn't a minor detail; it was a life-or-death status that even Roman officers deeply feared violating.
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What art thou about to do? (Τ μελλεις ποιειν?). On the point of doing, sharp warning.
19th Century
Anglican
Take heed what you are doing.—The better manuscripts give the words simply as a question: “What are you about to do?”
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
This man is a Roman. Some might marvel that the official in charge of examining Paul so readily believed him, affirming it as if he knew i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When the centurion heard that The question put by Paul, which strongly suggested that he was a Roman:
Presbyterian
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…
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