Acts 16:24

On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Majority Standard Bible

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 after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns 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 and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.

Job 33:11He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’

Jeremiah 20:2he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

Jeremiah 37:15The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.

Lamentations 3:53They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon 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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