Acts 22:25-28 But as they stretched him with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by, Is it lawful for you to flog a man, a Roman not found guilty?

LITV⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁵ But as they stretched him with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion standing by, Is it lawful for you to flog a man, a Roman not found guilty? ²⁶ And hearing, coming near the centurion reported to the chiliarch, saying, Watch what you are about to do, for this man is a Roman. ²⁷ And coming up, the chiliarch said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? And he said, Yes. ²⁸ And the chiliarch answered, I bought this citizenship with a great sum. And Paul said, But I even was born free .