The passage describes an interaction between Paul and a Roman tribune. When a crowd was shouting and calling for Paul's death, the tribune had Paul brought in to be flogged to understand why the crowd was shouting against him. However, when Paul revealed he was a Roman citizen, the tribune stopped the interrogation out of fear of violating Paul's rights, as Roman citizens could not be punished without trial.

2. Up
to
this
word
they
listened
to
him.
Then
they
raised
their
voices
and
said,
“Away
with
such
a
fellow
from
the
earth!
For
he
should
not
be
allowed
to
live.”
And
as
they
were
shou?ng
and
throwing
off
their
cloaks
and
flinging
dust
into
the
air,
the
tribune
ordered
him
to
be
brought
into
the
barracks,
saying
that
he
should
be
examined
by
flogging,
to
find
out
why
they
were
shou?ng
against
him
like
this.

3. But
when
they
had
stretched
him
out
for
the
whips,
Paul
said
to
the
centurion
who
was
standing
by,
“Is
it
lawful
for
you
to
flog
a
man
who
is
a
Roman
ci?zen
and
uncondemned?”
When
the
centurion
heard
this,
he
went
to
the
tribune
and
said
to
him,
“What
are
you
about
to
do?
For
this
man
is
a
Roman
ci?zen.”
So
the
tribune
came
and
said
to
him,
“Tell
me,
are
you
a
Roman
ci?zen?”
And
he
said,
“Yes.”

4. The
tribune
answered,
“I
bought
this
ci?zenship
for
a
large
sum.”
Paul
said,
“But
I
am
a
ci?zen
by
birth.”
So
those
who
were
about
to
examine
him
withdrew
from
him
immediately,
and
the
tribune
also
was
afraid,
for
he
realized
that
Paul
was
a
Roman
ci?zen
and
that
he
had
bound
him.
Acts
22:22-­‐29
(ESV)

7. The
tribune
answered,
“I
bought
this
ci?zenship
for
a
large
sum.”
Paul
said,
“But
I
am
a
ci?zen
by
birth.”
Acts
22:28
(ESV)

9. "Give
me
your
:red,
your
poor,
Your
huddled
masses
yearning
to
breathe
free,
The
wretched
refuse
of
your
teeming
shore.
Send
these,
the
homeless,
tempest-­‐tost
to
me,
I
liJ
my
lamp
beside
the
golden
door!"

11. • Ci?zen
by
natural
birth
• Ci?zen
by
process
of
naturaliza?on

12. “‘And
in
the
last
days
it
shall
be,
God
declares,
that
I
will
pour
out
my
Spirit
on
all
flesh,
and
your
sons
and
your
daughters
shall
prophesy,
and
your
young
men
shall
see
visions,
and
your
old
men
shall
dream
dreams;
even
on
my
male
servants
and
female
servants
in
those
days
I
will
pour
out
my
Spirit,
and
they
shall
prophesy.
Acts
2:17-­‐18
(ESV)

13. For
the
Scripture
says,
“Everyone
who
believes
in
him
will
not
be
put
to
shame.”
For
there
is
no
dis?nc?on
between
Jew
and
Greek;
for
the
same
Lord
is
Lord
of
all,
bestowing
his
riches
on
all
who
call
on
him.
For
“everyone
who
calls
on
the
name
of
the
Lord
will
be
saved.”
Romans
10:11-­‐13
(ESV)

14. For
while
we
were
s?ll
weak,
at
the
right
?me
Christ
died
for
the
ungodly.
For
one
will
scarcely
die
for
a
righteous
person—though
perhaps
for
a
good
person
one
would
dare
even
to
die—
but
God
shows
his
love
for
us
in
that
while
we
were
s?ll
sinners,
Christ
died
for
us.
Since,
therefore,
we
have
now
been
jus?fied
by
his
blood,
much
more
shall
we
be
saved
by
him
from
the
wrath
of
God.
For
if
while
we
were
enemies
we
were
reconciled
to
God
by
the
death
of
his
Son,
much
more,
now
that
we
are
reconciled,
shall
we
be
saved
by
his
life.
Romans
5:6-­‐10
(ESV)