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Acts 22:26-28
Amplified Bible
Acts 22:26-28
Amplified Bible
26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and said to him, “What are you about to do? This man is a [a]Roman!” 27 So the commander came and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.” 28 The commander replied, “I [b]purchased this citizenship [of mine] for a large sum of money [so how did you acquire yours?].” Paul said, “But I was actually born a citizen.”
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- Acts 22:26 Death was the punishment for someone falsely claiming to be a Roman.
- Acts 22:28 Messalina (third wife of Emperor Claudius) was said to have illegally “sold” Roman citizenships at high prices; however, there were also legitimate ways to obtain citizenship.
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