and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.

The next day Moses saw two men fighting, and tried to make peace between them, saying, 'Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?'

On that very night before Herod was going to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.

and he made no distinction between them and us, cleansing their hearts by faith.

The crowd joined the attack against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes off Paul and Silas and ordered them to be beaten with rods.

After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

But Paul said to the police officers, "They had us beaten in public without a proper trial -- even though we are Roman citizens -- and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must come and escort us out!"

When he said this, an argument began between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.