Acts 22:25-28

25As they stretched him out for the lash, Paul said to the centurion standing by, “Is it legal for you to scourge a man who is a Roman citizen and is uncondemned?”

26When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commander, saying, “What are you going to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.”

27The commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he said.

28The commander replied, “I bought this citizenship for a large amount of money.” “But I was born a citizen,” Paul said.