At daybreak ¹  the magistrates ²  sent their police officers, ³  saying, “Release those men.”

When ¹  they had brought them ²  before the magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion. ³  They are ⁴  Jews

The crowd joined the attack ¹  against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes ²  off Paul and Silas ³  and ordered them to be beaten with rods. ⁴ 

The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, ¹  “The magistrates have sent orders ²  to release you. So come out now and go in peace.” ³ 

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