Acts 16:24

Who hauing receiued such commandement, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feete fast in the stockes.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 when they had beaten them sore, they cast them into prison, commaunding the Iayler to keepe them surely.

25Nowe at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sung Psalmes vnto God: and the prisoners heard them.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 16:10Then Asa was wroth with the Seer, and put him into a prison: for he was displeased with him, because of this thing. And Asa oppressed certaine of the people at the same time.

Job 33:11He hath put my feete in the stockes, and looketh narrowly vnto all my paths.

Jeremiah 20:2Then Pashur smote Ieremiah the Prophet, and put him in the stockes that were in the hie gate of Beniamin which was by the House of the Lord.

Jeremiah 37:15Wherefore the princes were angry with Ieremiah, and smote him, and layde him in prison in the house of Iehonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.

Lamentations 3:53They haue shut vp my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone vpon 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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