16:22 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  16:37 But Paul said to the police officers, ⁵  “They had us beaten in public ⁶  without a proper trial ⁷  – even though we are Roman citizens ⁸  – and they threw us ⁹  in prison. And now they want to send us away ¹⁰  secretly? Absolutely not! They ¹¹  themselves must come and escort us out!” ¹²