Acts 16:22
The crowd joined together in an attack on them. The magistrates tore off Paul and Silas' clothes, and ordered them beaten with rods.
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21“They're advocating things that are illegal for us as Romans to accept or to practice.”
Cross References
Matthew 10:17Watch out for those who will hand you over to be tried by town councils and will whip you in their synagogues.
Acts 5:40They were convinced by what he said. So they called the apostles back in, had them whipped, and ordered them not to say anything in the name of Jesus. Then they let them go.
Acts 17:5But the Jews became jealous and with some rabble-rousers they gathered from the marketplace they formed a mob. They rioted in the town, and attacked Jason's house. They tried to find Paul and Silas so they could bring them before the people.
Acts 19:28When they heard this they became furious, and shouted out, “Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!”
Acts 22:22Up until this point they had listened to what he was saying, but then they started shouting, “Get rid of this man from the earth—he doesn't deserve to live!”
2 Corinthians 11:23Are they servants of Christ? (I know I'll sound like I'm crazy, talking like this.) But I have done so much more. I've worked harder, been imprisoned more often, whipped more times than I can count, faced death time and again.
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 →