Acts 16:23

had many lashes inflicted upon them, and put them in prison, with a charge to the jailer to keep them safe.

Montgomery 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

22The crowd, too, rose up together against them, and the praetors, after having them stripped, and after ordering them to be flogged,

24On receiving so strict an order he cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:48Now his betrayer had given them a sign, saying. "Whoever I kiss is the man; arrest him."

Luke 21:12"But before all these things happen, they will apprehend you and persecute you and deliver you to the synagogues and to prisons, and bring you before kings and governors for the sake of my name.

Acts 5:23"The prison we found locked fast, with the guards stationed at the doors, but when they were opened we found no one inside."

Acts 9:2and begged of him letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any that were of the Way, either men or women, he could bind them and bring them to Jerusalem.

Acts 12:18When morning came there was no small stir among the soldiers as to what could possibly have 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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