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When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported it. “What are you going to do?” he asked. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
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The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes, I am,” he answered.
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Then the commander said, “I had to pay a lot of money for my citizenship.” “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
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Those who were about to interrogate him withdrew immediately. The commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put Paul, a Roman citizen, in chains.