Acts 16:23

And laying on them many stripes, cast them into prison, commanding the jailor to keep them in safe custody:

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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 populace stood up together against them: and the magistrates, after having had their garments torn from their backs, commanded them to be beaten with rods.

24who, receiving such an injunction, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:48Now he that betrayed him had given them a signal, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he: seize him.

Luke 21:12But before all these things, they will lay hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and to prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.

Acts 5:23saying; The prison indeed found we fast locked with all security, and the guards standing without, before the door: but when we opened it, we found no person within.

Acts 9:2besought of him letters for the synagogues at Damascus, that if he should find any persons of this way, whether men or women, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem.

Acts 12:18Now when the day broke, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what could possibly 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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