Acts 16:24

The jailer followed his orders. He threw Paul and Silas into the inner cell and shackled their feet in the stocks.

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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

23After giving them a severe beating, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them locked up.

25Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 16:10Asa was angry with the seer. He was so angry with him over this that he put him in prison. At this same time Asa started to mistreat some of the people.

Job 33:11He puts my feet in the stocks and watches everything I do.’

Jeremiah 20:2he beat Jeremiah the prophet and had him put in the stocks at the Upper Benjamin Gate, near to the Lord's Temple.

Jeremiah 37:15The officers were furious with Jeremiah. They had him beaten and locked up in the house of Jonathan the scribe, which had been turned into a prison.

Lamentations 3:53They tried to kill me by tossing me into a pit and throwing stones at 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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