The policemen reported this message to the chiefs of the police court, and they became alarmed when they heard that they were Roman citizens,

But Paul went down and fell on him and embraced him, and said, "Stop being alarmed, his life is still in him."

Since the dispute kept growing hotter and hotter, the colonel became alarmed that Paul might be torn in pieces by them, and so ordered the army to march down and take him out of their hands and bring him back to the barracks.

But as he continued to talk about uprightness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became alarmed, and said, "For the present you may go, but when I find a good opportunity, I will send for you."