ISV(i)
25 But when they had tied him up with the straps, Paul asked the centurion who was standing there, “Is it legal for you to whip a Roman citizen who hasn’t been condemned?”
26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and told him, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”
27 So the tribune went and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”
“Yes,” he said.
28 Then the tribune replied, “I paid a lot of money for this citizenship of mine.”
Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.”
26 When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and told him, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”
27 So the tribune went and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”
“Yes,” he said.
28 Then the tribune replied, “I paid a lot of money for this citizenship of mine.”
Paul said, “But I was born a citizen.”