Acts 22:22

Context

The Roman Commander Questions Paul

22:22 The crowd¹ was listening to him until he said this.² Then³ they raised their voices and shouted,⁴ “Away with this man⁵ from the earth! For he should not be allowed to live!”⁶

[22:22] ¹tn Grk “They were listening”; the referent (the crowd) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:22] ²tn Grk “until this word.”

[22:22] ³tn Grk “And.” To indicate the logical sequence, καί (kai) has been translated as “then” here.

[22:22] ⁴tn Grk “and said.”

[22:22] ⁵tn Grk “this one.”

[22:22] ⁶tn BDAG 491 s.v. καθήκω has “to be appropriate, come/reach to, be proper/fitting…Usu. impers. καθήκει it comes (to someone)…foll. by acc. and inf….οὐ καθῆκεν αὐτὸν ζῆν he should not be allowed to live Ac 22:22.”