Acts 16:20
16:20 When
they had brought them
before the magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion.
They are
Jews
Acts 16:22
16:22 The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
Acts 16:35-36
16:35 At daybreak
the magistrates
sent their police officers,
saying, “Release those men.”
16:36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying,
“The magistrates have sent orders
to release you. So come out now and go in peace.”
Acts 16:38
16:38 The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard Paul and Silas
were Roman citizens