Acts 22:16-28
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16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.
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17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;
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18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.
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19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:
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20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
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21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.
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22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
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23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
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24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
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25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?
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26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
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27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
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28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.