The men who were to interrogate him drew back at once, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
In context
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. 29The men who were to interrogate him drew back at once, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains. 30The next day, wanting to know for certain what the Jews were accusing him of, he released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble; then he brought Paul down and set him before them.
