Acts 22:26-28

Living Bible

²⁶ The officer went to the commander and asked, “What are you doing? This man is a Roman citizen!”

²⁷ So the commander went over and asked Paul, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”

“Yes, I certainly am.”

²⁸ “I am too,” the commander muttered, “and it cost me plenty!”

“But I am a citizen by birth!”