Acts 22:22-29

Lexham English Bible

Paul Questioned by the Military Tribune

²² Now they were listening to him until this word, and they raised their voices, saying, “Away with such a man from the earth! For it is not fitting for him to live!” ²³ And while^[a] they were screaming and throwing off their^[b] cloaks and throwing dust into the air, ²⁴ the military tribune ordered him to be brought into the barracks,^[c] saying he was to be examined with a lash so that he could find out for what reason they were crying out against him in this way. ²⁵ But when they had stretched him out for the lash,^[d] Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it permitted for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?” ²⁶ And when^[e] the centurion heard this,^[f] he went to the military tribune and^[g] reported it,^[h] saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen!” ²⁷ So the military tribune came and^[i] said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” And he said, “Yes.” ²⁸ And the military tribune replied, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I indeed was born a citizen.^{[j] 29} Then immediately those who were about to examine him kept away from him, and the military tribune also was afraid when he^[k] realized that he was a Roman citizen and that he had tied him up.^[l]