Acts 16:37
37But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, auncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.”Acts 22:25-29
25But when they had stretched him out for the whips, ▼▼Or when they had tied him up with leather strips
Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it lawful for you to flog ca man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” 26When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.” 27So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” 28The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.” 29So those who were about dto examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also ewas afraid, ffor he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that ghe had bound him. Acts 23:27
27 hThis man was seized by the Jews and iwas about to be killed by them jwhen I came upon them with the soldiers and rescued him, khaving learned that he was a Roman citizen.
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