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27 So the Tribune came to Paul and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" "Yes," he said. 28 "I paid a large sum for my citizenship," said the Tribune. "But I was born free," said Paul. 29 So the men who had been on the point of putting him under torture immediately left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound. 30 The next day, wishing to know exactly what charge was being brought against him by the Jews, the Tribune ordered his chains to be removed; and, having sent word to the High Priests and all the Sanhedrin to assemble, he brought Paul down and made him stand before them. Acts 22:27-30, Weymouth New Testament. Public domain.
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