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Verse Acts 22:25. _AND AS THEY BOUND HIM_, c.] They were going to tie
him to a post, that they might scourge him.
_IS IT LAWFUL_, c.] The Roman law absolutely forbade the _binding_ of
a Roman citize...
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BOUND HIM WITH THONGS - With cords, preparatory to scourging.
IS IT LAWFUL ... - It was directly contrary to the Roman law to bind
and scourge a Roman citizen. See the notes on Acts 16:36....
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CHAPTER 22
_ 1. The Address of the Apostle (Acts 22:1)._
2. The Answer from the Mob, and Paul's Appeal to His Roman citizenship
(Acts 22:22).
What a scene it was! On the stairs, midway between the t...
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AFTER THE SPEECH, IN THE BARRACKS. Like Stephen, Paul is interrupted,
and threatened with stoning. The throwing dust into the air is
probably to be understood as an expression of blind fury (_cf._
2Ma...
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THE DEFENCE OF EXPERIENCE (Acts 22:1-10)...
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Up to this statement they listened to him, and then they cried,
"Destroy such a fellow from the earth, for it is not proper for him to
live." While they were shouting and waving their garments and thr...
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BOUND. Greek. _pr_ oteino, to stretch out or tie up. Only here.
THONGS. Greek. _himas._ Here, Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; John 1:27.
CENTURION. See note on...
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_And as they bound him with thongs Rev. Ver._"And when they had tied
him up with the thongs." This gives more of the force of the verb in
the Greek which implies the stretching of the prisoner forward...
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ὩΣ ΔῈ ΠΡΟΈΤΕΝΑΝ ΑΥ̓ΤῸΝ ΤΟΙ͂Σ
ἹΜΑ͂ΣΙΝ, _and when they had tied him up with the thongs_. The
person to be scourged was stretched forward (προτείνειν) so
that he might be in a position to receive the blo...
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FURY OF THE JEWS. THE CHIEF CAPTAIN ORDERS PAUL TO BE SCOURGED, BUT ON
HEARING THAT HE IS A ROMAN, RECALLS THE ORDER IN ALARM...
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_PAUL'S ROMAN CITIZENSHIP HELPED HIM ACTS 22:22-30:_ The crowd
listened to Paul until he said the word "Gentile." Then they said,
"Get rid of this man! He doesn't deserve to live." Like madmen these
p...
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IS IT LAWFUL, &C.?— See the note on ch. Acts 16:37....
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d.
The response of the mob. Paul imprisoned. Acts 22:22-30.
Acts 22:22
And they gave him audience unto this word; and they lifted up their
voice, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: f...
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25-29. When Paul was led within the castle, the executioner made
immediate preparation for his cruel work. (25) "_And as he was bending
him forward with the straps Paul said to the centurion, who was...
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And 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?
And as they bound him with thongs, [proeteinan,...
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21 Here we have the cause of Israel's apostasy laid bare. They were to
be a channel of blessing to the other nations, but, instead, they kept
all Jehovah's gifts to themselves and refused to share the...
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BOUND HIM WITH THONGS] The correct reading probably means, 'And when
they had stretched him out ready for the scourging.' A ROMAN] see Acts
16:37;...
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ST. PAUL'S DEFENCE
1-21. St Paul's Speech to the People. St. Paul was accused of (1)
hostility to the Jews, (2) contempt for the Jewish Law, and (3) the
desecration of the Temple. He answers all these...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 22
PAUL SPEAKS TO THE CROWD, 22:1-21
V1 ‘Brothers and fathers, listen to me! I will explain what
happened.’
V2 The crowd became even quieter. T...
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AND AS THEY BOUND HIM WITH THONGS. — The words have sometimes been
rendered, “they stretched him forward for the straps” — _i.e.,_
put him into the attitude which was required for the use of the
scour...
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προέτειναν : “and when they had tied him up with the
thongs,” R.V., _i.e._, with the ligatures which kept the body
extended and fixed while under flogging; Vulgate, “cum astrinxissent
eum loris”; but...
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SAVED FOR FURTHER SERVICE
Acts 22:17
To the story of his conversion, as given in Acts 9:1, the Apostle here
adds a detailed account of that memorable interview in the Temple,
when he questioned the a...
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Paul's defense as here recorded is a rare and perfect example of
Christian argument. He was defending his devotion to work among the
Gentiles. In that defense the last word he was permitted to utter w...
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The Reaction to Paul's Defense
So great was the Jews' hatred of the Gentiles that the very mention of
them enraged the audience and moved them to call for Paul's death.
They began to throw their garme...
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(4) And 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?
(4) There is no reason why we may not use th...
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A Roman. That is, a Roman citizen, a freeman of Rome. (Witham) --- The
apostle, on this occasion, not to injure the faith of some weak
Christians, who might be scandalized at his public disgrace, prev...
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LYSIAS PROCEEDS TO HAVE HIM COWHIDED
24-30. The uproarious clamor and the awful fury of the Jews impress
Lysias that Paul is guilty of some terrible crime, about which he has
hitherto been unable to s...
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_“And when they were extending him forth to the scourgers,” i.
e_., the soldiers were shoving him forward to receive this awful and
murderous flagellation, designed to coerce the desired confession,
P...
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And 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. (23) And as they cried out, and cas...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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25._Is it lawful? _He allegeth first the privilege of the city, then
he defendeth himself by common law. And though there were more weight
in the second point, (to wit, that it is not lawful to scou...
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He departs therefore to Jerusalem; and when there, he goes to the
house of James, and all the elders assemble. Paul relates to them the
work of God among the Gentiles. They turn to their Judaism, of w...
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AND AS THEY BOUND HIM WITH THONGS,.... To a pillar, in order to be
scourged, according to the Roman manner d. Nor was the Jewish form of
scourging much unlike, and perhaps might be now used, which was...
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And 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?
Ver. 25. _A man that is a Roman_] A citizen of R...
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_And as they_ The soldiers ordered by the tribune; were binding _him
with thongs_ In order to their scourging him; _Paul said unto the
centurion that stood by_ To see the tribune's orders executed; _I...
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THONGS; cords or straps.
A ROMAN; a Roman citizen. As civil government is an ordinance of God,
it is sometimes proper, when assailed, to avail ourselves of its
protection. True religion inculcates su...
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AND 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?...
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PAUL AND THE CHIEF CAPTAIN.
Paul asserts his citizenship:...
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The crowd having been quietened, Paul speaks with fullest respect for
those he addresses, and doing so in the Hebrew language, he attracts
more serious attention. He has been practically convicted by...
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AND AS THEY BOUND HIM WITH THONGS, PAUL SAID TO THE CENTURION WHO
STOOD BY, " IS IT LAWFUL FOR YOU TO SCOURGE A MAN WHO IS A ROMAN, AND
UNCONDEMNED? "
1. The soldiers bound him, preparing to beat him...
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"And when they stretched him out with thongs" "The person to be
scourged was stripped to the waist, and then tied with leather thongs,
either in. stooping position over. short post or suspended by the...
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22-30 The Jews listened to Paul's account of his conversion, but the
mention of his being sent to the Gentiles, was so contrary to all
their national prejudices, that they would hear no more. Their f...
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THEY BOUND HIM WITH THONGS; they who were to be scourged were bound to
a post or column (amongst the Jews) of a cubit and a half high,
inclining downwards upon it; and these thongs were such wherewith...
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25-29. When Paul was led within the castle, the executioner made
immediate preparation for his cruel work. (25) "_ And as he was
bending him forward with the straps_ _Paul said to the centurion, who
w...
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Martyrdom of the Holy Martyrs
Rusticus the prefect pronounced sentence, saying, "Let those who have
refused to sacrifice to the gods and to yield to the command of the
emperor be scourged,[6]...
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Acts 22:25 And G1161 as G5613 bound G4385 (G5656) (G5625) G4385
(G5656) him G846 thongs...
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‘And when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the
centurion that stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who
is a Roman, and uncondemned?” '
But once they had tied him with tho...
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Acts 22:25. AND AS THEY BOUND HIM WITH THONGS. This _may_ be the
rendering of the Greek words, but it seems better to translate, ‘And
as they stretched him out for the scourge;' that is, the apostle w...
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WHEN THEY HAD TIED HIM UP
(ος προετειναν αυτον). First aorist active indicative
of προτεινω, old verb to stretch forward, only here in the
N.T. Literally, "When they stretched him forward."WITH THE...
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CONTENTS: Paul's defense before the multitude. Recounts his
conversion.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Ananias, chief captain.
CONCLUSION: God's servants who are set upon with rage and fury because
o...
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Acts 22:1. _Men, brethren, and fathers;_ that is, men of mixed nations
assembled at the feast. The persecutors had said, men of Israel, help.
_Brethren,_ religious persons of the stock of Israel. _Fat...
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AND TOLD THEM TO WHIP HIM. Whether the Roman commander had understood
a word Paul had said to the people (since it was in Hebrew), he could
see from their actions that they considered him a dangerous...
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_The chief captain commanded him to be brought to the castle._
THE JEWS, THE BOMAN, AND THE CHRISTIAN
I. The Jews in their conduct, which necessitated the interference of
the chief captain, illustra...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 22:25 Roman law forbade beating a ROMAN CITIZEN
without a hearing or a formal sentence (UNCONDEMNED).
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 22:22. AWAY WITH SUCH a fellow FROM THE EARTH.—As in Acts
21:36. IT IS NOT FIT. Better, _it was not fit_ THAT HE SHOULD
LIVE.—Meaning that he had long ago forfeited his life....
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 22:1
_Brethren _for _men, brethren, _A.V. (Acts 7:2, note); the for my,
A.V.; _now make _for _make now, _A.V. THE DEFENSE;
ἀπολογία This is the technical word in classical Greek for...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles now to the twenty-second chapter of Acts.
Pick up on Paul where we left him last week in that very dramatic
moment. Paul in spite of repeated warnings from the Holy Spirit...
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Acts 10:1; Acts 23:17; Acts 27:1; Acts 27:3; Acts 27:43;...
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Bound him with thongs (proeteinan aujton toiv iJmasin). Against the
rendering of the A. V. is the word proeteinan, they stretched forward,
in allusion to the position of the victim for scourging, and...
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And as they — The soldiers ordered by the tribune, were binding him
with thongs — A freeman of Rome might be bound with a chain and
beaten with a staff: but he might not be bound with thongs, neither...