And all were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?”

But when they had commanded them to leave the council, they conferred with one another,

If therefore Demetrius and the craftsmen with him have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open, and there are proconsuls. Let them bring charges against one another.

and said farewell to one another. Then we went on board the ship, and they returned home.

And when they had withdrawn, they said to one another, “This man is doing nothing to deserve death or imprisonment.”

When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he has escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”