From 7e6a3fc2bbbbbb2a7527f52f58c635e5c654cccf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Obiwon Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023 14:10:54 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'act/16/38.md' --- act/16/38.md | 7 +------ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/act/16/38.md b/act/16/38.md index 8d576d6af4..117c10f6e0 100644 --- a/act/16/38.md +++ b/act/16/38.md @@ -1,8 +1,3 @@ # when they heard that Paul and Silas were Romans, they were afraid -To be a Roman meant to be a legal citizen of the Empire. Citizenship provided freedom from torture and the right to a fair trial. The city leaders were afraid that more important Roman authorities might learn how the city leaders had mistreated Paul and Silas. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) - -# they heard ... they were afraid - -"the magistrates heard ... the magistrates were afraid" - +To be a Roman meant to be a legal citizen of the Empire. Citizenship provided freedom from torture and the right to a fair trial. The city leaders were afraid that more important Roman authorities might learn how the city leaders had mistreated Paul and Silas.