then the magistrate having gone away with officers, brought them without violence, for they were fearing the people, lest they should be stoned;

and when he came upon the steps, it happened he was borne by the soldiers, because of the violence of the multitude,

and Lysias the chief captain having come near, with much violence, out of our hands did take away,

and having fallen into a place of two seas, they ran the ship aground, and the fore-part, indeed, having stuck fast, did remain immoveable, but the hinder-part was broken by the violence of the waves.

'And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force,

And one strong messenger did take up a stone as a great millstone, and did cast it to the sea, saying, 'Thus with violence shall Babylon be cast, the great city, and may not be found any more at all;

And questioning him also were those warring, saying, 'And we, what shall we do?' and he said unto them, 'Do violence to no one, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.'