Acts 22:25-29

25 But when they had stretched him out for the whips, ^[a] Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog ¹a 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 ²to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also ³was afraid, ⁴for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that ⁵he had bound him.

Cross References

• 1. 22:25 ch. 16:37
• 2. 22:29 ver. 24
• 3. 22:29 ch. 16:38
• 4. 22:29 [ch. 23:27]
• 5. 22:29 ch. 21:33

Footnotes

• [a] 22:25 Or 'when they had tied him up with leather strips'