Bible Verses About The Roman Empire: Accused person protected from popular violence

and he said--`The Jews agreed to request thee, that to-morrow to the sanhedrim thou mayest bring down Paul, as being about to enquire something more exactly concerning him;

beasts also provide, that, having set Paul on, they may bring him safe unto Felix the governor;'

he having written a letter after this description:

`Claudius Lysias, to the most noble governor Felix, hail:

This man having been taken by the Jews, and being about to be killed by them--having come with the soldiery, I rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman;