Acts 16:23
After giving them a severe beating, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them locked up.
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Joshua 4:17So Joshua told the priests, “Come up out of the Jordan.”
Matthew 26:48The betrayer had arranged to give them a signal: “The one that I kiss, that's him—arrest him,” he'd told them.
Luke 21:12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. They will drag you before synagogues and throw you into prison, and put you on trial before kings and governors on account of me.
Acts 5:23“We found the prison all locked up, with guards at the doors. But when we had them open up, we couldn't find anyone inside.”
Acts 9:2and asked for letters of authorization to take with him to the synagogues in Damascus, giving him permission to arrest any believers in the Way that he found, men or women, and bring them back to Jerusalem as prisoners.
Acts 12:18When daylight came the soldiers were totally confused as to what had happened to 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 →