Acts 22:26-28

Good News Translation

²⁶ When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and asked him, “What are you doing? That man is a Roman citizen!”

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

“Yes,” answered Paul.

²⁸ The commander said, “I became one by paying a large amount of money.”

“But I am one by birth,” Paul answered.