The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard Paul and Silas ¹  were Roman citizens ² 

But his citizens ¹  hated ²  him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man ³  to be king ⁴  over us!’

So then you are no longer foreigners and noncitizens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,

So he went and worked for ¹  one of the citizens of that country, who ²  sent him to his fields to feed pigs. ³ 

the descendants of Nebo: 52;

the descendants of Magbish: 156;

the descendants of Harim: 320;

the men of Jericho: ¹  345;

the descendants of Harim, 320;

the descendants of Jericho, 345;

But our citizenship is in heaven – and we also await a savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

But Paul said to the police officers, ¹  “They had us beaten in public ²  without a proper trial ³  – even though we are Roman citizens ⁴  – and they threw us ⁵  in prison. And now they want to send us away ⁶  secretly? Absolutely not! They ⁷  themselves must come and escort us out!” ⁸ 

Indeed, they live in the holy city; ¹  they trust in ²  the God of Israel, whose name is the Lord who commands armies.

the descendants of the other Elam: 1,254;

the descendants of Senaah: 3,630.

the descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, 721;

the descendants of Senaah, 3,930.

captains of groups of fifty, the respected citizens, ¹  advisers and those skilled in magical arts, ²  and those who know incantations.

“Hear ¹  the terms of the covenant ²  I made with Israel ³  and pass them on ⁴  to the people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem. ⁵ 

The Lord said to me, “The people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem have plotted rebellion against me! ¹