27 Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.
28 The commander replied, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum of money.” Paul said, “But I was born one.”
29 At once those who were going to interrogate him backed away from him, and the commander became alarmed when he realized that he was a Roman citizen and that he had had him bound.
30 The next day, wishing to determine the truth about why he was being accused by the Jews, he freed him and ordered the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin to convene. Then he brought Paul down and made him stand before them.