25. And when they had bound him with thongs, Paul saith to the centurion that stood by him: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
26. Which the centurion hearing, went to the tribune, and told him, saying: What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.
27. And the tribune coming, said to him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? But he said: Yea.
28. And the tribune answered: I obtained the being free of this city with a great sum. And Paul said: But I was born so.