Acts 22:26

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

Acts 22:26 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 22:26

When the centurion heard that
The question put by Paul, which strongly suggested that he was a Roman:

he went and told the chief captain; what Paul had said: saying, take
heed what thou dost;
or "art about to do"; lest some bad consequences should follow; lest he should affront the Roman people and senate, and lose his place, if not incur some corporeal punishment:

for this man is a Roman;
and it can never be answered to bind and beat a Roman.

Acts 22:26 In-Context

24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

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 chief captain, saying , Take heed what thou doest : for this man is a Roman.

27 Then the chief captain came , and said unto him, Tell me , art thou a Roman ? He said , Yea.

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