Acts 22:29
“Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 22:29 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
They then that were about to examine him straightway departed from him: and the chief captain also was afraid when he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
The men who were to have examined Paul immediately drew back, and the officer, finding that Paul was a Roman citizen, was alarmed at having put him in chains.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Alsbald nun standen von ihm ab, die ihn ausforschen sollten; aber auch der Oberste fürchtete sich, als er erfuhr, daß er ein Römer sei, und weil er ihn gebunden hatte.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Así que, luego se apartaron de él los que le habían de atormentar: y aun el tribuno también tuvo temor, entendido que era Romano, por haberle atado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então logo se afastaram dele aqueles que estavam para interrogá-lo; e até o comandante teve temor, ao entender que Paulo era romano, e que tinha o atado.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, os homens que estavam para interrogá-lo, imediatamente o soltaram. O capitão chefe também teve medo, quando ouviu que Paulo era cidadão romano, pois o tinha amarrado.
📖 Acts 22:29 in Context
27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
29Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
30On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them.
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