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Acts 16:23

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

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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:

KJV

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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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
πολλάςpollasManyG4183 →
τεtethenG5037 →
ἐπιθέντεςepithenteshaving laidG2007 →
αὐτοῖςautoison themG846 →
πληγὰςplēgasblowsG4127 →
ἔβαλονebalonthey cast [them]G906 →
εἰςeisintoG1519 →
φυλακὴνphulakēnprisonG5438 →
παραγγείλαντεςparangeilanteshaving chargedG3853 →
τῷtōtheG3588 →
δεσμοφύλακιdesmophulakito jailerG1200 →
ἀσφαλῶςasphalōsstrictlyG806 →
τηρεῖνtēreinto keepG5083 →
αὐτούς·autousthem;G846 →

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Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.2 Timothy 2:9for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained!Matthew 27:63–66“Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’1 Samuel 23:22–23Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.1 Corinthians 4:11To this very hour we are hungry and thirsty, we are poorly clothed, we are brutally treated, we are homeless.Daniel 3:20and he commanded some mighty men of valor in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and throw them into the blazing fiery furnace.Acts 5:18and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.Ephesians 4:1As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:Ephesians 3:1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...Acts 9:2and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.Acts 5:23“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”Matthew 26:48Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.”Acts 12:18At daybreak there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.Acts 16:36The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”Acts 8:3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.Luke 21:12But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.Acts 12:4He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.Philemon 1:9I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

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