As they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,

Now when the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard these words, they were greatly perplexed about them as to what would come of this.

Then the captain went along with the officers and proceeded to bring them back without violence (for they were afraid of the people, that they might be stoned).

But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.