and brought them before the chief magistrates. "These men," they said, "are Jews, and they are making a great disturbance in our town.

The crowd also joined in the attack on them, and the magistrates had them stripped and beaten.

In the morning the magistrates sent policemen with instructions to let the men go.

The jailer reported this message to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent orders that you are to be released. So you can take your leave and go unmolested."

The policemen delivered this message to the magistrates, and they were alarmed when they heard that they were Roman citizens,

As they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the town magistrates, shouting, "The men who have made trouble all over the world have come here too,

The crowd and the magistrates were very much excited at hearing this,