Then the commander called two of his officers and said, "Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, together with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, and be ready to leave by nine o'clock tonight.

Provide some horses for Paul to ride and get him safely through to Governor Felix."

The Jews seized this man and were about to kill him. I learned that he is a Roman citizen, so I went with my soldiers and rescued him.

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They called the apostles in, had them whipped, and ordered them never again to speak in the name of Jesus; and then they set them free.

They all grabbed Sosthenes, the leader of the synagogue, and beat him in front of the court. But that did not bother Gallio a bit.

'Lord,' I answered, 'they know very well that I went to the synagogues and arrested and beat those who believe in you.

You have no right to crush my people and take advantage of the poor. I, the Sovereign LORD Almighty, have spoken."