- Bible
- Acts
- Chapter 22
- Verse 26
Acts 22:26
When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest : for this man is a Roman.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And the chief captain answered, with a great sum obtained I this freedom,.... For, it seems, he was not a Roman born, but very likely a Grecian, or Syrian, by his name Lysias; and as all things were…
Paul was going on with this account of himself, had shown them his commission to preach among the Gentiles without any peevish reflections upon the Jews, and we may suppose designed next to show how…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Take heed what thou doest The oldest texts omit the word for "take heed" and so make the remainder to be a blunt question "What art thou about to do?" And thus Rev. Ver.It was forbidden, under heavy…