Acts 16:23 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 16:23

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

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ASV

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

YLT

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

DBT

And having laid many stripes upon them they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;

WEB

And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Philippians 1:7
Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
Acts 5:41
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
2 Timothy 2:9
Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
Matthew 27:63–66
Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

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), without counting how many, because they seemed vile unto them, Deut. xxv. Now, one would think, this might have satiated their cruelty; if they must be whipped, surely they must be discharged. No, they are imprisoned, and it is probable the present purpose was to try them for their lives, and

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

They laid many stripes upon them - Either they did not immediately say they were Romans, or in the tumult it was not regarded. Charging the jailer - Perhaps rather to quiet the people than because they thought them criminal.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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