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Acts 22:24 KJV
Acts · chapter 22 · verse 24 · King James Version
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.Acts 22:24 · King James Version
Acts 22:24 in context
22And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
23And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
24The 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.
25And 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?
26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
Key words (Strong's)
- commandedkeleuōto command, to orderG2753 →
- scourgingmastixa whip, scourge, metaph. a scourge, plague, a calamity, misfortune, esp. sent by God to…G3148 →
- examinedanetazōto investigate, to examine, to examine judiciallyG426 →
- captainchiliarchosa chiliarch, the commander of a thousand soldiers, the commander of a Roman cohort , any…G5506 →
- broughtagōto lead, take with one, to lead by laying hold of, and this way to bring to the point of…G71 →
- castleparembolēan encampment, the camp of Israel in the desert, used for the city of Jerusalem, inasmuch…G3925 →
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