why did magistrates fear when they heard Paul&Silas were Romans?
2007-07-12 07:58:44 · 8 answers · asked by martha 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They could get away with treating jews like trash...and assumed they were. But Roman citizens had more rights and more status in society.
2007-07-12 08:02:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Romans would have an entire army there as soon as they heard of a Roman citizen harmed in any way. They would have been under orders to wipe out any who had anything to do with causing the citizen harm OR failing that, destroy the city.
2007-07-12 16:10:19 · answer #2 · answered by grnlow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Romans where born free , had much power.The fear was that the Magistrates would anger the Romans as a whole.<><
2007-07-12 15:11:40 · answer #3 · answered by funnana 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they wanted to stone Paul and could have gotten in big trouble because he was a Roman citizen. Paul had to go to trial and stand before the Roman court before being persecuted by those who opposed him.
2007-07-12 15:04:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because if the magistrates did something against them (like treating them as non-Romans when they were) they would have been severely punished by their superiors.
2007-07-12 15:01:36 · answer #5 · answered by helper725 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because they were roman citizens and you werent allowed to prosecute roman citizens in that way, remember they were beaten without trial
2007-07-12 15:03:42 · answer #6 · answered by mega-mom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because you weren't supposed to put Romans in jail. ( for the Gospel)
2007-07-12 15:02:58 · answer #7 · answered by iaim2blikjc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ditto what helper725 said.
2007-07-12 15:02:21 · answer #8 · answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋