Acts 16:37

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Acts 16:35–39 · Berean Standard Bible

35 When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”

36 The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”

37 But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

38 So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

39 They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city.

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They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil

Acts 16:21

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The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.

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And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

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Acts 22:28

“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.

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