When Paul pointed out that he was a Roman citizen by birth, “the men who were about to interrogate him under torture backed away from him; and the military commander became afraid when he realized that [Paul] was a Roman and that he had bound him in chains. ” ​ — Acts 22: 25 - 29.
(‏ اع ١٦ :‏ ​ ٣٥ -‏ ٤٠‏ )‏ وَفِي أَفَسُسَ ،‏ هَدَّأَ رَئِيسُ دِيوَانِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ جَمْعًا غَاضِبًا وَحَذَّرَهُمْ مِنْ مُخَالَفَةِ ٱلْقَانُونِ ٱلرُّومَانِيِّ .‏