Acts 16:23

And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely:

In Context

22And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.

24And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.

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Cross References

Joshua 4:17So Joshua gave orders to the priests, saying, Come up now out of Jordan.

Matthew 26:48Now the false one had given them a sign saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he: take him.

Luke 21:12But before all this, they will take you and be very cruel to you, giving you up to the Synagogues and to prisons, taking you before kings and rulers, because of my name.

Acts 5:23Saying, The doors of the prison were safely shut, and the keepers were at the doors, but when they were open, there was nobody inside.

Acts 9:2And made a request for letters from him to the Synagogues of Damascus, so that if there were any of the Way there, men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

Acts 12:18Now when it was day, the armed men were greatly troubled about what had become of Peter.

Matthew Henry on Acts 16:17-25

The Expulsion of an Evil Spirit; Persecution of Philippi. 16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. 18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he… Read the whole commentary →

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