19 When her owners realized that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas(A) and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. 20 Bringing them before the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews 21 and are promoting customs that are not legal for us as Romans to adopt or practice.”(B) 22 The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the chief magistrates stripped off their clothes and ordered them to be beaten with rods.(C) 23 After they had severely flogged them, they threw them in jail, ordering the jailer to guard them carefully. 24 Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.(D)

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19 But when[a] her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and[b] dragged them[c] into the marketplace before the rulers. 20 And when they[d] had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are throwing our city into confusion, being Jews, 21 and are proclaiming customs that are not permitted for us to accept or to practice, because we[e] are Romans!” 22 And the crowd joined in attacking them, and the chief magistrates tore off their clothing and[f] gave orders to beat them[g] with rods. 23 And after they[h] had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them[i] into prison, giving orders to the jailer to guard them securely. 24 Having received such an order, he[j] put them in the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.[k]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 16:19 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
  2. Acts 16:19 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“seized”) has been translated as a finite verb
  3. Acts 16:19 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  4. Acts 16:20 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had brought”) which is understood as temporal
  5. Acts 16:21 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as causal
  6. Acts 16:22 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“tore off”) has been translated as a finite verb
  7. Acts 16:22 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  8. Acts 16:23 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had inflicted”) which is understood as temporal
  9. Acts 16:23 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
  10. Acts 16:24 Literally “who”
  11. Acts 16:24 Or possibly “to the block of wood,” referring to a log to which the prisoners were chained or tied