And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Civilitatem; that is, Civitatem, Græcè, politeian, the rights of citizenship. These privileges were granted by Antonius to the city of Tarsus. (Appianus, civilium 5.)
Let it suffice to the martyr to have purged his own sins: it is the part of ingratitude or of pride to lavish upon others also what one has obtained at a high price.
