Acts 22:24-29 - Paul Reveals His Roman Citizenship

²⁴ the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, ordering that he should be examined with scourges, that he might know for what reason they cried so against him. ²⁵ But when they extended him with cords, he said to the centurion standing by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man, a Roman, and uncondemned?

²⁶ And the centurion hearing this, went and told the chiliarch, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

²⁷ And the chiliarch came to him and said, Tell me, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes.

²⁸ And the chiliarch answered, I acquired this citizenship for a great price. But Paul said, I am indeed, and was also born [one].

²⁹ Then those about to examine him immediately withdrew from him; and the chiliarch was afraid, knowing that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.