Acts 22:25-29

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25} As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing by, “Is it legal for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen and is uncondemned?”^(A)

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26} When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commander, saying, “What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

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27} The commander came and said to him, “Tell me—are you a Roman citizen?”

“Yes,” he said.

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28} The commander replied, “I bought this citizenship for a large amount of money.”

“But I was born a citizen,” Paul said.

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29} Therefore, those who were about to examine him withdrew from him at once. The commander too was alarmed when he realized Paul was a Roman citizen and he had bound him.^(B)

Cross references:

A. Acts 22:24: Acts 16:37; Acts 21:34; Acts 22:29

B. Acts 22:29: Acts 16:38; Acts 21:33