| 25 | But when they had tied him up with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen, and uncondemned?" |
| 26 | When the centurion heard that, he went to the tribune and said to him, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen." |
| 27 | So the tribune came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?" And he said, "Yes." |
| 28 | The tribune answered, "I bought this citizenship for a large sum." Paul said, "But I was born a citizen." |