Acts 21:37-39

³⁷Just as he was about to be taken inside the fortress, Paul asked the commander, “Can I tell you something?” “Do you know Greek?” asked the commander.

³⁸“Aren't you the Egyptian who recently incited a rebellion and led four thousand Assassins into the desert?”

³⁹“I am a Jew, a citizen of Tarsus in Cilicia, an important city,” Paul replied. “Please let me talk to the people.”