Acts 16:23
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
In context
21 by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
23 And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
24 On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Acts 16:23 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
- KJV King James Version
- And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
- WEB World English Bible
- When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And having laid many stripes upon them they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;
- WBS Webster Bible
- And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.