Acts 22:29 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 22:29

Then those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Oecumenius

Commentary on Acts (550)

But later he was bound in Jerusalem according to the prophecy. What then follows from this? Having loosened him, he led him before the Jews. Therefore it was not a falsehood. For the tribune feared, he says, having recognized that he is a Roman, that …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Nay, and the colonel himself, though we may suppose him to have a considerable interest, was afraid when he heard he was a Roman, because, though he had not beaten him, yet he had bound him in order to his being beaten. Thus many are restrained from evil practices by the fear of man who would not be restrained from them by the fear of God.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Then straightway - Immediately. They saw that by scourging him they would have Violated the Roman law, and exposed themselves to its penalty. Which should have examined him - Who were about to torture him by scourging him, Act 22:24. Because he had bound him - Preparatory to scourging him. The act of binding a Roman citizen with such an intent, untried and uncondemned, was unlawful. Prisoners Who were to be scourged were usually bound by the Romans to a pillar or post; and a Similar custom prevailed among the Jews.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εὐθέως	eutheōs	Immediately	G2112 →
οὖν	oun	therefore	G3767 →
ἀπέστησαν	apestēsan	departed	G868 →
ἀπ᾽	ap᾽	from	G575 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	him	G846 →
οἱ	hoi	those	G3588 →
μέλλοντες	mellontes	being about	G3195 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
ἀνετάζειν.	anetazein	to examine.	G426 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
χιλίαρχος	chiliarchos	commander	G5506 →
δὲ	de	also	G1161 →
ἐφοβήθη	ephobēthē	was afraid	G5399 →
ἐπιγνοὺς	epignous	having ascertained	G1921 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
Ῥωμαῖός	Rhōmaios	a Roman	G4514 →
ἐστιν	estin	he is	G1510 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὅτι	hoti	because	G3754 →
αὐτὸν	auton	him	G846 →
ἦν	ēn	he had	G1510 →
δεδεκώς.¶	dedekōs	having bound.	G1210 →

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 11:35
Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused their release, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
leads to
- 2 Kings 4:27–37
  When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul…
- 1 Kings 17:22–24
  And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.
- Philippians 3:11
  and so, somehow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead.
- Acts 9:41
  Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
- Acts 24:15
  and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.
Through
Acts 21:33
The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
leads to
- Ephesians 6:20
  for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.
- Acts 21:11
  Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt…
- Acts 12:6
  On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts