Acts 16:37

New International Reader's Version

But Paul replied to the officers. “They beat us in public,” he said. “We weren’t given a trial. And we are Roman citizens! They threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and personally lead us out.”

Cross References

Psalm 94:20

Can you have anything to do with rulers who aren’t fair? Can those who make laws that cause suffering be friends of yours?

Proverbs 28:1

Sinners run away even when no one is chasing them. But those who do what is right are as bold as lions.

Matthew 1:19

Her husband Joseph was faithful to the law. But he did not want to put her to shame in public. So he planned to divorce her quietly.

Matthew 10:16

“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. So be as wise as snakes and as harmless as doves.

Luke 23:16

So I will just have him whipped and let him go.”