Acts 22:25-28 When they tied him up to be whipped Paul said to the officer standing there, »Is it lawful for you to whip a Roman citizen who has not been tried for a crime?«

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁵ When they tied him up to be whipped Paul said to the officer standing there, »Is it lawful for you to whip a Roman citizen who has not been tried for a crime?« ²⁶ When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked him: »What are you doing? That man is a Roman citizen!« ²⁷ The commander went to Paul and asked him: »Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?« »Yes,« answered Paul. ²⁸ The commander said: »I became one by paying a large amount of money.« »I am one by birth,« Paul answered.