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But Paul said to them, "They have beaten us publicly, 1uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out."
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The police reported these words to the magistrates, and 2they were afraid when they heard that they were Roman citizens.
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So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and 3asked them to leave the city.