Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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
immediately those who were going to put him to the question, withdrew: the commander himself being under some apprehension for having order'd him to be bound.
Matthew 14:5
he would have put him to death, but for fear of the people, who reckoned him a prophet.
Matthew 21:46
and they endeavoured to seize him, but were afraid of the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.