Acts 16:24

Who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

In Context

23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently.

25And at midnight, Paul and Silas praying, praised God. And they that were in prison, heard them.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 16:10And Asa was angry with the seer, and commanded him to be put in prison: for he was greatly enraged because of this thing: and he put to death many of the people at that time.

Job 33:11He hath put my feet in the stocks, he hath observed all my paths.

Jeremiah 20:2And Phassur struck Jeremias the prophet, and put him in the stocks, that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, in the house of the Lord.

Jeremiah 37:15So Jeremias went into the house of the prison, and into the dungeon: and Jeremias remained there many days.

Lamentations 3:53Sade. My life is fallen into the pit, and they have laid a stone over me.

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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