Acts 22:27-28

22:27 So the commanding officer ¹  came and asked ²  Paul, ³  “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” ⁴  He replied, ⁵  “Yes.” 22:28 The commanding officer ⁶  answered, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” ⁷  “But I was even ⁸  born a citizen,” ⁹  Paul replied. ¹⁰ 

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¹ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 24.

² tn Grk “and said to.”

³ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn The word “citizen” is supplied here for emphasis and clarity.

⁵ tn Grk “He said.”

⁶ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 24.

⁷ sn Sometimes Roman citizenship was purchased through a bribe (Dio Cassius, Roman History 60.17.4-9). That may well have been the case here.

⁸ tn BDAG 495-96 s.v. καί 2.b has “intensive: even…Ac 5:39; 22:28.”

⁹ tn The word “citizen” is supplied here for emphasis and clarity.

sn Paul’s reference to being born a citizen suggests he inherited his Roman citizenship from his family.

¹⁰ tn Grk “Paul said.” This phrase has been placed at the end of the sentence in the translation for stylistic reasons.