Acts 22:27-29

Expanded Bible

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

He answered, “Yes.”

²⁸ The ·commander [tribune] ·said [^Lresponded], “I paid a lot of money to become a Roman citizen.”

But Paul said, “I was born a citizen.”

²⁹ [^LTherefore] The men who were preparing to question Paul ·moved away from him [withdrew] immediately. The ·commander [tribune] was frightened because he had already ·tied [bound] ·Paul [^Lhim], and Paul was a Roman citizen.