Acts 22:28 meaning and explanation

“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

Acts 22:28, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is speaking to the Roman commander who has just ordered him flogged, and the exchange follows Paul's claim of Roman citizenship. The commander says he bought his citizenship at great cost, while Paul answers that he was born with it.

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