The police reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.
So those who were about to examine him withdrew from him immediately, and the tribune also was afraid, for he realized that Paul was a Roman citizen and that he had bound him.
And although they were seeking to arrest him, they feared the crowds, because they held him to be a prophet.
And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.
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