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Acts 22:24 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Acts 22:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 22 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 22:24
The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging. This verse reveals the brutal Roman practice of extracting confessions through torture. The Greek word mastixin (μάστιξιν) refers to scourging with a flagellum—a whip with leather thongs often embedded with bone or metal fragments designed to tear flesh. This was standard Roman procedure for interrogating non-citizens, especially when dealing with civil unrest.The chief captain (chiliarchos, χιλίαρχος), commander of approximately 1,000 soldiers, faced a dilemma: a riot had erupted o...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 22:24
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“the commanding officer”
“and some another”
“news came up to the commanding officer of the regiment that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.”
“and flogged him.”
“Paul asked the centurion who stood by”
“not accepting their deliverance”
“They have beaten us publicly, without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
“and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them”