“Someone might say to you at that time, ‘Look, there is the Messiah!’ Or someone else might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them.
Jesus said, “Be careful! Don’t be fooled. Many people will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am the Messiah’ and ‘The right time has come!’ But don’t follow them.
“Someone might say to you at that time, ‘Look, there is the Messiah!’ Or another person might say, ‘There he is!’ But don’t believe them.
I have come from my Father and speak for him, but you don’t accept me. But when other people come speaking only for themselves, you accept them.
But the captain and the owner of the ship did not agree with Paul. So the army officer accepted what they said instead of believing Paul.