Acts 16:22
World English Bible (WEB)
The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.
In context
20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
21 and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
22 The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.
23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
24 Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
Acts 16:22 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.
- KJV King James Version
- And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat [them] with rods,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the crowd rose up too against them; and the praetors, having torn off their clothes, commanded to scourge [them].
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the multitude rose together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them .