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# General Information:
The word "they" refers to the magistrates. All instances of "we" and "us" refer only to Paul and Silas and so are exclusive. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])
# said to them
Probably Paul is speaking to the jailer, but he intends for the jailer to tell the magistrates what he says. Alternate translation: "said to the jailer" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
"said to the jailer"
# They have publicly beaten us
Here "They" refers to the magistrates who commanded their soldiers to beat them. Alternate translation: "The magistrates ordered their soldiers to beat us in public" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
"The magistrates ordered their soldiers to beat us in public"
# without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens—and they threw us into prison
@ -16,9 +12,9 @@ Here "They" refers to the magistrates who commanded their soldiers to beat them.
# Do they now want to send us away secretly? No!
Paul uses a question to emphasize that he will not allow the magistrates to send them out the city in secret after they had mistreated Paul and Silas. Alternate translation: "I will certainly not let them send us out of the city in secret!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
"I will certainly not let them send us out of the city in secret!"
# Let them come themselves
Here "themselves" is used for emphasis. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rpronouns]])
Here "themselves" is used for emphasis.