Acts 22:27

27 Then the tribunal came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yes.

Acts 22:27 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 22:27

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

tell me, art thou a Roman?
he had told him before that he was a Jew of Tarsus, and which was true, and had said nothing of his being a Roman; wherefore the chief captain desires that he would tell him the whole truth of the matter, whether he was a Roman or not:

he said yea;
that he was one.

Acts 22:27 In-Context

25 And 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?

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

27 Then the tribunal came and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yes.

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

29 Then straightway those who should have tormented him departed from him, and the tribunal was also afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman and because he had bound him.