Acts 16:38 in English

³⁸ And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;

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

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

³⁸ So the police officers went and told the city authorities what Paul had said. When those authorities heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid that someone would report to more important officials what they had done, and as a result they would be punished { those officials would punish them}.

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

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

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

³⁸ And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;

³⁸ And the lictors reported these words to the praetors. And they were afraid when they heard they were Romans.

³⁸ And let us out themselves. And the serjeants told these words to the magistrates. And they were afraid, hearing that they were Romans.

³⁸ And the officers related to the magistrates these words, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.

³⁸ So the officers reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans;

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

³⁸ And the sergeants tolde these woordes vnto the gouernours, who feared whe they heard that they were Romanes.

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

³⁸ And the sergeants reported these words to the magistrates; and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans.

³⁸ The police reported his words to the Magistrates, who, on hearing that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, were alarmed,

³⁸ The police reported his words to the Magistrates, who, on hearing that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, were alarmed,

³⁸ So the policemen went and told Paul’s words to the town bosses. As soon as those bosses heard that Paul and Silas were not just Jews, but they were Romans too, they got frightened. Those bosses knew they broke the Roman law.

³⁸ When the ministres tolde these wordes vnto the officers they feared when they hearde that they were Romayns

³⁸ The guards reported these words to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Romans, they were afraid.

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

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

³⁸ And the sergeants told these words to the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans.

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

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

³⁸ And the constables told these words to the magistrates; and they dreaded, for they heard that they were Romans.

³⁸ And the constables told these words to the magistrates; and they dreaded, for they heard that they were Romans, (or and they had great fear, when they learned that they were Romans).

³⁸ And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,