‏ Acts 22:25-29

25But when they stretched him out
Or for the whip
with straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it
Interrogation by torture was a procedure used with slaves
lawful for you to flog ca man who is a Roman and uncondemned?”
26When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and told him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.” 27The commander came and said to
Lit him
Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.”
28The commander answered, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I was actually born a citizen. 29Therefore, those who were about to einterrogate him immediately backed away from him; and the commander also fwas afraid when he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had
Lit bound him
hput him in chains.
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