Acts 16:19-24

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¹⁹ When the owners of the ·servant [slave] girl saw that their ·source for making money [hope of profit] was gone, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the ·city rulers [leaders; authorities] in the marketplace. ²⁰ They brought Paul and Silas to the ·Roman rulers [magistrates] and said, “These men are Jews and are ·making trouble in [disturbing] our city. ²¹ They are ·teaching things [advocating customs] that are not ·right [permitted; lawful] for us as Romans to [^Ladopt/accept or to] do.”

²² The crowd joined the attack against them. The ·Roman officers [magistrates] ·tore [stripped off] the clothes of Paul and Silas and ·had [ordered] them beaten with rods [2 Cor. 11:25]. ²³ After ·being severely beaten [^Lmany blows were laid on them], ·Paul and Silas [^Lthey] were thrown into ·jail [prison], and the jailer was ordered to guard them ·carefully [securely]. ²⁴ When he heard this order, he put them far inside the ·jail [prison] and ·pinned [secured; fastened] their feet ·down between large blocks of wood [in stocks; ^Lin wood].