Acts 22:26 meaning and explanation

On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”

Acts 22:26, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is speaking to a hostile crowd in Jerusalem, and the Roman commander has ordered him flogged to find out why the crowd is rioting. In verse 25 Paul reveals he is a Roman citizen, so the centurion supervising the flogging stops and reports to his superior.

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