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Acts 22:26

“On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.””

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²⁴The commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.

²⁵But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”

²⁶On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

²⁷The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.

²⁸“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

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