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# It was only with a large amount of money
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"It was only after I paid a lot of money to the Roman authorities." The captain makes this statement because he knows how hard it is to become a Roman citizen, and he suspects Paul is not telling truth.
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# I acquired citizenship
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"I got citizenship." The word "citizenship" is an abstract noun. Alternate translation: "I became a citizen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# I was born a Roman citizen
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If a man was a Roman citizen, then his children become Roman citizens automatically when they were born.
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