^{20 Ref} When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, "These men, being Jews, are agitating our city,

^{21 Ref} and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans."

^{22 Ref} The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.