Acts 22:27

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The tribune came and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.”

Cross References

John 18:12

So the soldiers, their officer, and the Jewish police arrested Jesus and bound him.

Acts 22:25

But when they had tied him up with straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman person who is uncondemned?”

Acts 22:26

When the centurion heard that, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? This man is a Roman.”

Acts 22:28

The tribune answered, “It cost me a large sum of money to get my citizenship.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”