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19 Her masters saw that they had lost this way of getting money. They caught Paul and Silas and took them by force to the rulers in the court.

20 When they had brought them before the judges, they said, `These men are Jews. And they are making much trouble in our city.

21 They are teaching people laws which we may not obey because we are Roman people.'

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19 When her owners realized that their hope of making money(A) was gone, they seized Paul and Silas(B) and dragged(C) them into the marketplace to face the authorities. 20 They brought them before the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar(D) 21 by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans(E) to accept or practice.”(F)

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