KJV King James Version
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 16:22
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them].
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods.
WEB World English Bible
The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes off of them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.
ASV American Standard Version
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates having torn their garments from them, were commanding to beat them with rods,
Surrounding context — Acts 16
19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the marketplace unto the rulers,
20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them].
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandσυνεπέστηG4911 · sunephistēmito attackὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄχλοςG3793 · ochloscrowdκατ᾽G2596 · kataaccording toαὐτῶν,G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandοἱG3588 · hothe/this/whoστρατηγοὶG4755 · stratēgosofficer/magistrateπεριρήξαντεςG4048 · perirrēgnumito strip offαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoἱμάτιαG2440 · himationclothingἐκέλευονG2753 · keleuōto orderῥαβδίζειν·G4463 · rhabdizōto beat with a rod
Cross-references
1 Thessalonians 2:2But even after that we had suffered before, and were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.2 Corinthians 6:5In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;2 Corinthians 11:23-25Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I [am] more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.Acts 22:22-26And they gave him audience unto this word, and [then] lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a [fellow] from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.Hebrews 11:36And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:Acts 18:12And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,Acts 17:5But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.Acts 5:40And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten [them], they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.Acts 16:37But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast [us] into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.Matthew 27:26Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] to be crucified.Matthew 10:17But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;1 Peter 2:24Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.Acts 19:28-41And when they heard [these sayings], they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.Acts 21:30-31And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
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