Acts 16:19
But when the girl's slave-owners saw that their prospects for income [from her activities] were [now] gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the open shopping market, in front of the authorities.
Acts 16:24
After receiving these orders, the jailor threw them into the maximum security cell and had their feet securely fastened in wooden restraints.
Acts 24:2-9
When Paul was called [to appear before the court] Tertullus began the prosecution by saying, "Your Excellency Felix: Since through you we are able to enjoy peace [in this province] and under your jurisdiction the problems in our society are being [properly] dealt with,