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Art thou a Roman? (Συ Ρομαιος ει?).
Thou (emphatic position) a Roman? It was unbelievable.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
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…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
20th Century
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…
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
Then the chief captain came, and said to him
To Paul:
tell me, are you a Roman ?
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
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A.T. Robertson
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