Acts 22:23-30

23And as they were shoutingG2905 and 1throwingG4496 offG4496 their cloaksG2440 and 2tossingG906 dustG2868 into the airG109, 24the commanderG5506 orderedG2753 that he be broughtG1521 into 3the barracksG3925, sayingG3004 that he was to be 4interrogatedG426 by floggingG3148 soG2443 thatG2443 he would findG1921 outG1921 the reasonG156 whyG1223G3739 they were shoutingG2019 against him thatG3779 wayG3779. 25But whenG5613 they stretchedG4385 him outG4385 5with strapsG2438, PaulG3972 saidG3004 to the centurionG1543 who was standingG2476 by, “Is it 6lawfulG1832 for you to flogG3147 7a manG444 who is a RomanG4514 and uncondemnedG178?” 26When the centurionG1543 heardG191 this, he wentG4334 to the commanderG5506 and toldG518 him, sayingG3004, “WhatG5101 areG3195 you aboutG3195 toG3195 doG4160? For thisG3778 manG444 is a RomanG4514.” 27The commanderG5506 cameG4334 and saidG3004 to 8Paul, “TellG3004 me, are you a RomanG4514?” And he saidG5346, “YesG3483.” 28The commanderG5506 answeredG611, “I acquiredG2932 thisG3778 citizenshipG4174 for a largeG4183 sumG2774 ofG2774 moneyG2774.” And PaulG3972 saidG5346, “But I was actuallyG2532 bornG1080 a citizen.” 29ThereforeG3767, thoseG3588 who were aboutG3195 to 9interrogateG426 him immediatelyG2112 backedG868 awayG868 from him; and the commanderG5506 alsoG2532 10wasG5399 afraidG5399 when he foundG1921 outG1921 that he was a RomanG4514, and becauseG3754 he had 1112putG1210 him inG1210 chainsG1210.

30NowG1161 on the nextG1887 dayG1887, 13wantingG1014 to knowG1097 for certainG804 whyG5101 Paul had been accusedG2723 by the JewsG2453, he 14releasedG3089 him and orderedG2753 the chiefG749 priestsG749 and allG3956 15the 16CouncilG4892 to assembleG4905, and he broughtG2609 PaulG3972 downG2609 and placedG2476 him beforeG1519 them.