Unto them (προς αυτους). The lictors by the jailor. The reply of Paul is a marvel of brevity and energy, almost every word has a s…

They have beaten us openly uncondemned. Paul complains of three aggravating circumstances mentioned:

1. They had been beaten, co…

They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans.—By the Lex Porcia (B.C. 247), Roman citizens were exempted from deg…

Paul, however, refused to be dealt with so summarily. Claiming the rights of Roman citizenship for himself and Silas, he demanded that they be show…

But Paul said unto them
The sergeants, who were present when the jailer reported to Paul the me age they came with f…

Paul, though willing to suffer for the cause of Christ, and without any desire to avenge himself, did not choose to depart under the charge of havi…