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25 And when they had tied him with straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing near him, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and has not been condemned?” 26 Upon hearing this, the centurion went to the tribune and reported it to him, saying: “What do you intend to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.” 27 And the tribune, approaching, said to him: “Tell me. Are you a Roman?” So he said, “Yes.” 28 And the tribune responded, “I obtained this citizenship at great cost.” And Paul said, “But I was born to it.” 29 Therefore, those who were going to torture him, immediately withdrew from him. The tribune was similarly afraid, after he realized that he was a Roman citizen, for he had bound him. Acts 22:25-29, Catholic Public Domain Version. Public domain.
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