Acts 22:29

29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him kept away from him, and the military tribune also was afraid [when he] realized that he was a Roman citizen and that {he had tied him up}.

Acts 22:29 In-Context

27 So the military tribune came [and] said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" And he said, "Yes."
28 And the military tribune replied, "I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money." And Paul said, "But I indeed was born [a citizen].
29 Then immediately those who were about to examine him kept away from him, and the military tribune also was afraid [when he] realized that he was a Roman citizen and that {he had tied him up}.
30 But on the next day, [because he] wanted to know the true [reason] why he was being accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble, and he brought down Paul [and] had [him] stand before them.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("realized") which is understood as temporal
  • [b]. Literally "he was having tied him up"
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