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25 But Paul said to the centurion who stood by, as he caused him to be bent forward to the straps: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned? 26 And when the centurion heard that, he went out and told it to the officer, saying: "What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman. 27 And the officer came and said to him: Tell me, are you a Roman? He answered: Yes. 28 And the officer answered: With a great sum did I purchase this citizenship. And Paul replied: But I was born a citizen. 29 Then, those who were about to examine him, immediately departed from him. And the officer was afraid, when he learned that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. Acts 22:25-29, Anderson New Testament. Public domain.
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