Acts 22:26-28

Expanded Bible

²⁶ When the ·officer [^Lcenturion; 21:32] heard this, he went to the ·commander [tribune] and reported it. The officer said, “·Do you know what you are doing [or What are you about to do]? This man is a Roman citizen.”

²⁷ The ·commander [tribune] came to ·Paul [^Lhim] and said, “Tell me, are you really a Roman citizen?”

He answered, “Yes.”

²⁸ The ·commander [tribune] ·said [^Lresponded], “I paid a lot of money to become a Roman citizen.”

But Paul said, “I was born a citizen.”