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.
وقتی پولُس اشاره کرد که از هنگام تولّد تابع امپراتوری روم بوده است « کسانی که می‌خواستند از پولُس زیر شکنجه بازجویی کنند ،‏ فوراً از او دور شدند .‏ فرمانده نیز وقتی فهمید که فردی رومی را به زنجیر کشیده است ،‏ بیمناک شد .‏ » —‏ اعما ۲۲ :‏ ۲۵ -‏ ۲۹‏ .‏