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“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!””

“Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,”

“But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?””

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

“At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.”

“On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.””

“by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.””

“If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.””

“The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.”