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But when they stretched him out ^(F1)with straps, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, "Is it ^(F2)lawful for you to flog ^(C1)a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?"

When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and told him, saying, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman."

The commander came and said to ^(F1)Paul, "Tell me, are you a Roman?" And he said, "Yes."

The commander answered, "I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money." And Paul said, "But I was actually born a citizen."

Therefore, those who were about to ^(C1)interrogate him immediately backed away from him; and the commander also ^(C2)was afraid when he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had ^(F1)(C3)put him in chains.