Acts 22:27-29

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²⁷ The tribune came and spoke to Paul.

“Tell me,” he said. “Are you a Roman citizen?”

“Yes,” replied Paul.

²⁸ “It cost me a lot of money to buy this citizenship,” said the tribune.

“Ah,” said Paul, “but it came to me by birth.”

²⁹ The people who were about to torture Paul stepped back quickly from him. As for the tribune, he was afraid, discovering that he was a Roman citizen and that he had had him tied up.