Acts 16:38

WEB

³⁸The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

KJV

³⁸And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

BSB

³⁸So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

FBV

³⁸The officials went back and reported this to the magistrates. When they heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens they were really worried,

Extra References

Acts 22:29

²⁹Immediately those who were about to examine him departed from him, and the commanding officer also was afraid when he realized that he was a Roman, because he had bound him.

Matthew 21:46

⁴⁶When they sought to seize him, they feared the multitudes, because they considered him to be a prophet.

Matthew 14:5

⁵When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.