Acts 22:17-25

New King James Version

¹⁷ “Now ^(A)it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance ¹⁸ and ^(B)saw Him saying to me, ^(C)‘Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.’ ¹⁹ So I said, ‘Lord, ^(D)they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and ^(E)beat those who believe on You. ^20 (F)And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by ^(G)consenting ^[a]to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’ ²¹ Then He said to me, ‘Depart, ^(H)for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”

Paul’s Roman Citizenship

²² And they listened to him until this word, and then they raised their voices and said, ^(I)“Away with such a fellow from the earth, for ^(J)he is not fit to live!” ²³ Then, as they cried out and ^[b]tore off their clothes and threw dust into the air, ²⁴ the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, and said that he should be examined under scourging, so that he might know why they shouted so against him. ²⁵ And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, ^(K)“Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”