Acts 22:28 in the King James Version
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
Context
27 The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”
28 The commanding officer answered, “I bought my citizenship for a great price.” Paul said, “But I was born a Roman.”
29 Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.