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25 When they had stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing nearby, |Is it legal for you to lash a man who is a Roman citizen without a proper trial?| 26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commanding officer and reported it, saying, |What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.| 27 So the commanding officer came and asked Paul, |Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?| He replied, |Yes.| 28 The commanding officer answered, |I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.| |But I was even born a citizen,| Paul replied. 29 Then those who were about to interrogate him stayed away from him, and the commanding officer was frightened when he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had had him tied up. Acts 22:25-29, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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