Acts 16:38

This answer the lictors took back to the praetors, who were alarmed when they were told that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

Acts 22:29

So the men who had been on the point of putting him under torture immediately left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.

Matthew 14:5

And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.

Matthew 21:46

but though they were eager to lay hands upon Him, they were afraid of the people, for by them He was regarded as a Prophet.

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Summary

And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

Bible References

And they

Acts 22:29
So the men who had been on the point of putting him under torture immediately left him. And the Tribune, too, was frightened when he learnt that Paul was a Roman citizen, for he had had him bound.
Matthew 14:5
And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.
Matthew 21:46
but though they were eager to lay hands upon Him, they were afraid of the people, for by them He was regarded as a Prophet.