Acts 22:23-30

23And as they were crying out and 1throwing off their cloaks and 2tossing dust into the air, 24the 3commander ordered him to be brought into 4the barracks, stating that he should be 5examined by scourging so that he might find out the reason why they were shouting against him that way. 25But when they stretched him out 6with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, “Is it 7lawful for you to scourge 8a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?” 26When the centurion heard this, he went to the 9commander and told him, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.” 27The 10commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.” 28The 11commander answered, “I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money.” And Paul said, “But I was actually born a citizen.” 29Therefore those who were about to 12examine him immediately 13let go of him; and the 14commander also 15was afraid when he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had 1617put him in chains.

30But on the next day, 18wishing to know for certain why he had been accused by the Jews, he 19released him and ordered the chief priests and all 20the 21Council to assemble, and brought Paul down and set him before them.