He quietly said to the centurion who had been appointed to superintend this examination, “Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned?” The centurion immediately went and told the chief captain, saying, “Take heed what thou doest; for this man is a Roman.”{LP 220.3}

Han sagde ganske roligt til kommandanten som var udpeget til at forestå denne undersøgelse: »Har I lov at piske en romersk borger, og det uden dom?« Kommendanten gik straks til Høvedsmanden og sagde: »Hvad er det, du er ved at gøre? denne mand er jo romersk borger.«