Acts 16:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.

The multitude

Acts 22:22

The magistrates

General references

Deuteronomy 25:2

Bible References

The multitude

But the Jews which believed not, having indignation, took unto them evil men which were vagabonds, and gathered a company, and set all the city on a roar, and made assault unto the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

When Gallio was ruler of the country of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,

When they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out saying, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians."

And all the city was moved, and the people swarmed together. And they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple, and forthwith the doors were shut to.

They gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices and said, "Away with such a fellow from the earth: it is pity that he should live."

The magistrates

Then said Paul unto them, "They have beaten us, openly un-condemned, for all that we are Romans, and have cast us into prison: and now would they send us away privily? Nay not so, but let them come themselves and fetch us out."

And to him they agreed, and called the apostles, and beat them, and commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

the captain bade him to be brought into the castle: and commanded him to be scourged, and to be examined, that he might know wherefore they cried on him.

Beware of men: for they shall deliver you up to the councils, and shall scourge you in their synagogues;

Then let he Barabbas loose unto them, and scourged Jesus, and delivered him to be crucified.

in stripes, in prisonment, in strife, in labour, in watching, in fasting,

They are the ministers of Christ - I speak as a fool - I am more: In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prison more plenteously,

but even after that we had suffered before and were shamefully entreated at Philippi - as ye well know - then were we bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God, with much striving.

Others tasted of mockings, and scourgings, moreover of bonds and prisonment:

which his own self bare our sins in his body on the tree, that we should be delivered from sin and should live in righteousness. By whose stripes ye were healed.

General references

And if the trespasser be worthy of stripes, then let the judge cause to take him down and to beat him before his face according to his trespass, unto a certain number.