Act 16:37-38, 22:25-28 | ESV | STEP | But Paul said to them , They have beaten us publicly , uncondemned , 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 .

b[See ver. 37 above]

Acts 16:37-38

37 But 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.” 38 The police reported these words to the magistrates, and ^bthey were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.

Acts 22:25-28

25 But 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 ^da man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” 26 When 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.” 27 So the tribune came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” 28 The tribune answered, “I bought this citizenship for a large sum.” Paul said, “But I am a citizen by birth.”