WPNT(i)
25 But as they stretched him out with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman, and uncondemned?”
26 Well when the centurion heard that, he went and reported to the commander saying, “Consider what you are about to do, because this man is a Roman!”
27 So the commander went and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” So he said, “Yes”.
28 The commander replied, “I acquired this citizenship at considerable cost”. And Paul said, “But I was so born”.
29 So those who were about to interrogate him withdrew immediately; and even the commander was apprehensive when he realized that he had put chains on a Roman.