Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Armies » March in ranks » Of laish
Jonathan » A levite of bethlehem, who becomes a priest for micah; accepts idolatry; joins the danites
Magistrate » An officer of civil law
And when they are bringing you before synagogues and magistrates and governors, do not anxiously ponder the manner or matter of your defence, nor what you are to say;
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The crowd, too, joined in the outcry against them, till at length the praetors ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods;
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For when, with your opponent, you are going before the magistrate, on the way take pains to get out of his power; for fear that, if he should drag you before the judge, the judge may hand you over to the officer of the court, and the officer lodge you in prison.
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Then they brought them before the praetors. "These men," they said, "are creating a great disturbance in our city.
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In the morning the praetors sent their lictors with the order, "Release those men."
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This answer the lictors took back to the praetors, who were alarmed when they were told that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.