Acts 16:23 Parallel Translations

After they had hit Paul and Silas many times, they threw them in jail and ordered the jailer to keep them under tight security.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:

DBY:

And having laid many stripes upon them they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;

ERV:

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

WEY:

and, after severely flogging them, they threw them into jail and bade the jailer keep them safely.

WBS:

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

WEB:

When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

YLT:

many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,

Acts 16:23 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 16:27 When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

Acts 16:36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now and go in peace." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

16:23 Laid many stripes upon them. Moses mercifully restricted the number of stripes (De 25:3); hence, Paul says: Five times I received of the Jews forty stripes, save one (2Co 11:24). With the Romans there was no such restriction.

WES:

16:23 They laid many stripes upon them - Either they did not immediately say they were Romans, or in the tumult it was not regarded. Charging the jailer - Perhaps rather to quiet the people than because they thought them criminal.

MHC:

16:16-24 Satan, though the father of lies, will declare the most important truths, when he can thereby serve his purposes. But much mischief is done to the real servants of Christ, by unholy and false preachers of the gospel, who are confounded with them by careless observers. Those who do good by drawing men from sin, may expect to be reviled as troublers of the city. While they teach men to fear God, to believe in Christ, to forsake sin, and to live godly lives, they will be accused of teaching bad customs.

CONC:

Bade Blows Carefully Cast Charge Charging Commanded Commanding Flogged Flogging Giving Guard Inflicted Jail Jailer Jailor Keeper Laid Orders Prison Safely Securely Severely Stripes Struck Threw Thrown

Bade Blows Cast Charge Charging Commanded Commanding Flogged Flogging Great Guard Inflicted Jail Jailer Keeper Laid Orders Prison Safely Securely Severely Stripes Struck Threw Thrown

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