Acts 22:22-30 - Paul Questioned By The Military Tribune
22 The people listened to Paul until he said this. Then they shouted at the top of their voices: Away with him! Kill him! He is not fit to live!
23 They were screaming, throwing off their clothes, and throwing dust up in the air. 24 The Roman commander ordered his men to take Paul into the barracks. He told them to whip him in order to find out why the Jews were screaming like this against him. 25 When they tied him up to be whipped Paul said to the officer standing there, Is it lawful for you to whip a Roman citizen who has not been tried for a crime?
26 When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked him: What are you doing? That man is a Roman citizen!
27 The commander went to Paul and asked him: Tell me, are you a Roman citizen? Yes, answered Paul.
28 The commander said: I became one by paying a large amount of money. I am one by birth, Paul answered.
29 At once the men who were going to question Paul drew back from him. The commander was frightened when he found out that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had put him in chains.
30 The commander wanted to find out for sure what the Jews were accusing Paul of. The next day he had Paul's chains taken off and ordered the chief priests and the whole Council to meet. Then he took Paul and made him stand before them.