Acts 16:23
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely:
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Joshua 4:17Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of the Jordan.
Matthew 26:48Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: take him.
Luke 21:12But before all these things, they shall lay their hands on you, and shall persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
Acts 5:23saying, The prison house truly we found shut in all safety, and the keepers standing before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
Acts 9:2and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Acts 12:18Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was 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 →