Acts 22:28

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The commander then said, “I paid a lot of money to become a Roman citizen.” But Paul replied, “I was born a Roman citizen.”

Cross References

Acts 22:27

The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” Paul answered.

Acts 22:29

The men who were about to beat and question Paul quickly backed off. And the commander himself was frightened when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.

Ephesians 2:12

At that time you did not know about Christ. You were foreigners to the people of Israel, and you had no part in the promises that God had made to them. You were living in this world without hope and without God,

Ephesians 2:19

You Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens with everyone else who belongs to the family of God.