Acts 16:38
And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
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Context
36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? no verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
38 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
39 And they came and besought them, and brought out, and desired to depart out of the city.
40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.