Acts 16:24

who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.

Young's Literal Translation

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

23many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,

25And at midnight Paul and Silas praying, were singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were hearing them,

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 16:10And Asa is angry at the seer, and giveth him to the house of torture, for [he is] in a rage with him for this; and Asa oppresseth [some] of the people at that time.

Job 33:11He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.'

Jeremiah 20:2and Pashhur smiteth Jeremiah the prophet, and putteth him unto the stocks, that [are] by the high gate of Benjamin, that [is] by the house of Jehovah.

Jeremiah 37:15and the heads are wroth against Jeremiah, and have smitten him, and put him in the prison-house — the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it they had made for a prison-house.

Lamentations 3:53They have cut off in a pit my life, And they cast a stone against 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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