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Acts 22:26

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22:26When the centurion94 heard this,95 he went to the commanding officer96 and reported it,97 saying, “What are you about to do?98 For this man is a Roman citizen.”99

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  1. 94 See the note on the word centurion in .
  2. 95 The word “this” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
  3. 96 Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. .
  4. 97 The word “it” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
  5. 98 Or perhaps, “What do you intend to do?” Although μέλλω 1.c.α lists this phrase under the category “be about to, be on the point of,” it is possible it belongs under 1.c.γ, “denoting an intended action: intend, propose, have in mind … τί μέλλεις ποιεῖν; what do you intend to do?”
  6. 99 The word “citizen” is supplied here for emphasis and clarity.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commander, saying, “What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

NLTNew Living Translation

When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when the centurion heard this, he went to the military tribune and reported it, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen!”

KJV 1900King James Version

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