Acts 22:27

27 So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? ” And he said, “Yes. ”

Acts 22:27 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 22:27

Then the chief captain came, and said unto him
To Paul:

tell me, art thou a Roman?
he had told him before that he was a Jew of Tarsus, and which was true, and had said nothing of his being a Roman; wherefore the chief captain desires that he would tell him the whole truth of the matter, whether he was a Roman or not:

he said yea;
that he was one.

Acts 22:27 In-Context

25 But when they had stretched him out for the whips, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned? ”

26 When the centurion heard this, 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 am a citizen by birth. ”

29 So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also was afraid, for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.