The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: ACT 16:19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was
gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the marketplace
unto the rulers,
ACT 16:20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being
Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
ACT 16:21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive,
neither to observe, being Romans.
ACT 16:22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the
magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
ACT 16:23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them
into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
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