Acts 21:37-39

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Why not hear my story?

³⁷ As they were about to go into the barracks, Paul turned to the tribune.

“Am I allowed to say something to you?” he asked.

“Well!” replied the tribune. “So you know some Greek, do you? ³⁸ Aren’t you the Egyptian who raised a revolt some while back and led those four thousand ‘assassins’ into the desert?”

³⁹ “Actually,” replied Paul, “I’m a Jew! I’m from Tarsus in Cilicia. That’s not such a bad place to be a citizen. Please, please, let me speak to the people.”