KJV King James Version
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
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Acts 16:24
Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
WEB World English Bible
who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.
ASV American Standard Version
who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.
Surrounding context — Acts 16
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.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.
27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὃςG3739 · hos, hēwhichπαραγγελίανG3852 · parangeliaorderτοιαύτηνG5108 · toioutossuch as thisλαβὼνG2983 · lambanōto takeἔβαλενG906 · ballōto throw: throwαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐσωτέρανG2082 · esōterōinnerφυλακὴνG5438 · phulakēprison/watch: prisonκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoπόδαςG4228 · pousfootἠσφαλίσατοG805 · asphalizōto secureαὐτῶνG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoξύλον.¶G3586 · xulonwood
Cross-references
Job 33:11He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my paths.Job 13:27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.Jeremiah 29:26The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man [that is] mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.Jeremiah 38:26Then thou shalt say unto them, I presented my supplication before the king, that he would not cause me to return to Jonathan’s house, to die there.Jeremiah 20:2-3Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that [were] in the high gate of Benjamin, which [was] by the house of the LORD.2 Chronicles 16:10Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for [he was] in a rage with him because of this [thing]. And Asa oppressed [some] of the people the same time.Lamentations 3:53-55They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.Psalm 105:18Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was laid in iron:Jeremiah 37:15-16Wherefore the princes were wroth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan the scribe: for they had made that the prison.1 Kings 22:27And say, Thus saith the king, Put this [fellow] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.
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