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Acts 22:27
The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
Acts 22:27 · Berean Standard Bible
Acts 22:27 in other translations
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
The commanding officer came and asked him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" He said, "Yes."
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In context
24 the commander ordered that Paul be brought into the barracks. He directed that Paul be flogged and interrogated to determine the reason for this outcry against him.
25 But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”
26 On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
27 The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
29 Then those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.
30 The next day the commander, wanting to learn the real reason Paul was accused by the Jews, released him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to assemble. Then he brought Paul down and had him stand before them.
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