And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;

So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

And the lictors reported these words to the praetors. And they were afraid when they heard they were Romans.