Acts 16:23

And when they had beaten them sore they cast them into preson comaundynge the iayler to kepe them surely.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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 people ranne on them and the officers rent their clothes and comaunded them to be beaten with roddes.

24Which iayler when he had receaved suche comaundment thrust them into the ynner preson and made their fete fast in the stockes.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:48And he that betrayed him had geven the a token sayinge: whosoever I kysse yt same is he ley hondes on him.

Luke 21:12But before all these they shall laye their hondes on you and persecute you delyueringe you vp to the sinagoges and into preson and bringe you before kynges and rulers for my names sake.

Acts 5:23sayinge: the preson founde we shut as sure as was possible and the kepers stondynge with out before ye dores. But whe we had opened we founde no man with in.

Acts 9:2and desyred of him letters to Damasco to ye synagoges: that yf he founde eny of this waye whether they were men or wemen he myght bringe them bounde vnto Ierusalem.

Acts 12:18Assone as it was daye ther was no lyttell a doo amoge the soudyers what was becum 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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