Acts 16:37

New American Bible - revised edition

But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, even though we are Roman citizens and have not been tried, and have thrown us into prison. And now, are they going to release us secretly? By no means. Let them come themselves and lead us out.”

Cross References

Psalm 94:20

Can unjust judges be your allies, those who create burdens by decree,

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee though none pursue; but the just, like a lion, are confident.

Matthew 1:19

Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly.

Matthew 10:16

“Behold, I am sending you like sheep in the midst of wolves; so be shrewd as serpents and simple as doves.

Luke 23:16

Therefore I shall have him flogged and then release him.” [