Acts 16:23

and when they had laid on them many stripes, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely;

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In The King James Version

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely:

In Context

22And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates, tearing off their clothes, commanded to beat them with rods;

24who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:48And his betrayer had given them a sign, saying, Whomever I shall kiss, he is the man; seize him.

Luke 21:12But before all these things they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues, and into prisons, and bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name.

Acts 5:23saying, The prison we found shut in all security and the keepers standing at the doors: but when we opened them, we found no one within.

Acts 9:2and asked of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any who were of this way of belief, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Acts 12:18And when it was day, there was no small commotion among the soldiers, as to what had 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 →

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