Acts of the Apostles 22:26

In context

24the commander ordered Paul brought into the barracks and told his men to examine him under the lash, to find out why the crowd was howling at him like this. 25But as they stretched him out for the straps, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen who has not even been tried?” 26When the centurion heard this he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you about to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.” 27The commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he said. 28The commander replied, “It cost me a great deal of money to acquire this citizenship.” “But I was born with it,” said Paul.