They feared, when they heard, etc. They were apprehensive of punishment for having imprisoned them in violation of the laws of the empire.…

They feared, when they heard that they were Romans.—It is clear that the strategi did not consider their ignorance of St. Paul’s …

To beat and imprison a Roman citizen without a trial was a serious offense. So when the magistrates heard that Paul and Silas were citizens, they c…

They were afraid, because they were Romans. They are not in the least moved by the other point—that they had handled innocent people cruel…

And the sergeants told these words unto the magistrates ,
&c.] They returned to them, and acquainted them with what …

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…