And the captain of a thousand having come near, said to him, Tell me if thou art a Roman. And he said, Yes.
Then the band and captain of a thousand and attendants of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him,
And as he held him before with thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by, Is it lawful to scourge a man a Roman, and uncondemned?
And the centurion having heard, having come near announced to the captain of a thousand, See what thou art about to do: for this man is a Roman.
And the captain of a thousand answered, I obtained this citizenship for much capital. And Paul said, And I have been born.