23 And while they were shouting, and tossing aside their garments, and casting dust into the air,
24 the tribune ordered him to be brought into the fortress, and to be scourged and tortured, in order to discover the reason that they were crying out in this way against him.
25 And when they had tied him with straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing near him, 'Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and has not been condemned?'
26 Upon hearing this, the centurion went to the tribune and reported it to him, saying: 'What do you intend to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.'
27 And the tribune, approaching, said to him: 'Tell me. Are you a Roman?' So he said, 'Yes.'
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