Acts 22:25-27

Expanded Bible

²⁵ But as the soldiers were ·tying him up [or stretching him out (on the posts)], preparing to ·beat [whip; flog] him, Paul said to an officer nearby, “Do you have the right to ·beat [whip; flog] a Roman citizen who ·has not been proven guilty [^Lis uncondemned; ^Cthis was against Roman law]?”

²⁶ When the ·officer [^Lcenturion; 21:32] heard this, he went to the ·commander [tribune] and reported it. The officer said, “·Do you know what you are doing [or What are you about to do]? This man is a Roman citizen.”

²⁷ The ·commander [tribune] came to ·Paul [^Lhim] and said, “Tell me, are you really a Roman citizen?”

He answered, “Yes.”