Acts 22:30
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Acts 22:23
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And as they were crying out and throwing off their cloaks and tossing dust into the air,
Acts 22:24
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the (I.e. chiliarch, in command of one thousand troops) commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, stating that he should be examined by scourging so that he might find out the reason why they were shouting against him that way.
Acts 22:25
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But when they stretched him out with thongs, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, "Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?"
Acts 22:26
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When the centurion heard {this,} he went to the commander and told him, saying, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman."
Acts 22:27
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The commander came and said to him, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" And he said, "Yes."
Acts 22:28
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The commander answered, "I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money." And Paul said, "But I was actually born {a citizen.}"
Acts 22:29
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Therefore those who were about to examine him immediately let go of him; and the commander also was afraid when he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had put him in chains.
Acts 22:30
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But on the next day, wishing to know for certain why he had been accused by the Jews, he released him and ordered the chief priests and all the Council to assemble, and brought Paul down and set him before them.
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