Acts 16:24

And when he had taken such a precept, he put them into the inner prison, and restrained the feet of them in a tree (or and restrained their feet in the stocks).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 given to them many wounds, they sent them into prison, and commanded to the keeper, that he should keep them diligently. (And after they had given them many wounds, they threw them into prison, and commanded the warden of the prison, that he should guard them carefully.)

25And at midnight Paul and Silas worshipped, and praised God; and they that were in [the] keeping (or and those who were in the prison), heard them.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 16:10And Asa was wroth against the prophet, and commanded him to be sent into the stocks. Forsooth the Lord had indignation greatly upon this thing, and he killed full many of the people in that time, (or And the king had great indignation because of this word, and he killed a great many people at that time).

Job 33:11He hath set my feet in a stock (or He hath put my feet in the stocks); he kept (watch over) all my paths.

Jeremiah 20:2And Pashur smote Jeremy, the prophet, and sent him into the stocks, that were in the higher gate of Benjamin, in the house of the Lord. (And Pashur struck the prophet Jeremiah, and then sent him into the stocks, that were at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, in the House of the Lord.)

Jeremiah 37:15Wherefore the princes were wroth against Jeremy, and beat him, and sent him into the prison, that was in the house of Jonathan, the scribe; for he was sovereign on the prison (or for he was the ruler of the prison).

Lamentations 3:53My life slid into a pit; and they putted a stone on 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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