Study it in the app“But when they had stretched him out with the straps, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to whip a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?””
Butδὲwhenὡςthey had stretchedπροέτεινανhimαὐτὸνoutπροέτεινανwith the straps,τοῖς ἱμᾶσινPaulὁ Παῦλοςsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςthe centurionἑκατόνταρχονstanding there,τὸν ἑστῶτα“Is it lawfulΕἰ ἔξεστινfor youὑμῖνto whipμαστίζεινa manἄνθρωπονwho isa RomanῬωμαῖονandκαὶuncondemned?”ἀκατάκριτον
stretch out
Stretch out, tie someone up stretched out for flogging.
Where else “proeteinan” appearsstrap
Strap, thong (of a sandal).
Where else “himasin” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearscenturion
Centurion: a Roman officer in command of about a hundred soldiers.
Where else “hekatontarchon” appearsstand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “hestōta” appearsit is lawful
It is permitted, it is lawful under the law.
Where else “exestin” appearswhip, flog
Whip, flog.
Where else “mastizein” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpon” appearsRoman
Roman.
Where else “Rhōmaion” appearsuncondemned
Uncondemned, without a trial.
Where else “akatakriton” appearsRoman law forbade flogging a Roman citizen, and all the more without a trial.
24the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, saying that he should be examined with whips, so that he might find out for what reason they were shouting at him like this.
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26And when the centurion heard this, going to the commander he reported it, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.”
1. What it says
Paul tells his story to the crowd: what was he like before, what happened on the road, and what did Ananias say? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Why does Paul begin by saying that he too persecuted the disciples and was zealous for God? (vv. 3-5)
3. How I live it
Telling your own story simply can draw others near. What part of your life could you share with someone without pressuring them?
