Paul is Released by the Civil Authorities on the Grounds of his Being a Roman Citizen

When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.” …

…in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;

Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.

As you are aware, we had already endured suffering and shameful treatment in Philippi. But in the face of strong opposition, we were bold in our God to speak to you the gospel of God.