Acts 22:22–29

Paul Questioned by the Military Tribune

²²Now they were listening to him until this word, and they raised their voices, saying, “Away with such a man from the earth! For it is not fitting for him to live!” ²³And while^* they were screaming and throwing off their^* cloaks and throwing dust into the air, ²⁴the military tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks,^e saying he was to be examined with a lash so that he could find out for what reason they were crying out against him in this way. ²⁵But when they had stretched him out for the lash,^f Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it permitted for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” ²⁶And when^* the centurion heard this,^* he went to the military tribune and^* reported it,^* saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen!” ²⁷So the military tribune came and^* said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” ²⁸And the military tribune replied, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I indeed was born a citizen.^{* 29}Then immediately those who were about to examine him kept away from him, and the military tribune also was afraid when he^* realized that he was a Roman citizen and that he had tied him up.^g