Acts 16:35-40

³⁵Early the next day the magistrate sent officials to the jailer, telling him, “Release those men.”

³⁶The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have sent word to release you. So you can leave, and go in peace.”

³⁷But Paul told them, “They publicly beat us without a trial—and yet we're Roman citizens! Then they threw us in prison. Now they want to quietly let us go? No, they should come themselves and release us!”

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

³⁹and went to apologize to them. They escorted them out and begged them to leave town.

⁴⁰So Paul and Silas left the prison and went to Lydia's house. There they met with the believers, encouraged them, and then went on their way.