Citizens: Rights of

…who says to kings, ‘You are worthless!’ and to nobles, ‘You are wicked,’

A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.

A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.

He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you, …

But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”

Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash. …

But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?” …

At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of Asia

…who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.

So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”

Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.