Acts 16:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Acts 16:23

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

They cast

To keep

Matthew 27:63

General references

Deuteronomy 25:2

Acts 5:18

Bible References

They cast

arrested the apostles, and put them in the city jail.

But Saul kept trying to destroy the church. Going into one house after another, he began dragging off men and women and throwing them in prison.

He asked him for letters to take with him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he might bring them in chains to Jerusalem.

When he arrested Peter, Herod put him in prison and turned him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, planning to bring him out to the people after Passover season.

"But before all these things take place, people will arrest you and persecute you. They will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake.

For this reason I, Paul, am the prisoner of the Messiah Jesus for the sake of you gentiles.

I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to live in a way that is worthy of the calling to which you have been called,

Because of it I am experiencing trouble, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. However, God's word is not chained.

I prefer to make my appeal on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an old man and now a prisoner of the Messiah Jesus,

I am John, your brother and partner in the oppression, kingdom, and patience that comes because of Jesus. I was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony about Jesus.

Don't be afraid of what you are going to suffer. Look! The Devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. For ten days you will undergo suffering. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the victor's crown of life.

To keep

"We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside."

When morning came, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.

Go and again make sure, find out and investigate where he is and who has seen him there, for people tell me that he's very clever.

Now the betrayer personally had given them a signal, saying, "The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him."

and said, "Sir, we remember how that impostor said while he was still alive, "I will be raised after three days.'

General references

If the guilty person deserves a beating, the judge will make him lie down and be beaten in his presence with the number of lashes fit for his crime.

arrested the apostles, and put them in the city jail.