Acts 22:22-29
Paul, a Citizen of Rome
22And they were listening to him up to this statement, and then they raised their voices and said, “aAway with such a fellow from the earth, for bhe should not be allowed to live!” 23And as they were crying out and athrowing off their garments and btossing dust into the air, 24the 1commander ordered him to be brought into athe barracks, stating that he should be bexamined by flogging so that he might find out the reason why they were shouting against him that way. 25But when they stretched him out 1with leather straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it 2lawful for you to flog aa man who is a Roman and uncondemned?” 26And when the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported to him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.” 27And the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.” 28And the commander answered, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I have been born a citizen.” 29Therefore those who were about to aexamine him immediately withdrew from him; and the commander also bwas afraid when he learned that he was a Roman, and because he had cbound him.