Acts 16:19

Conservative English Version

When the girl's owners realized that they had lost all chances for making more money, they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them into court.

Cross References

Daniel 6:12

They went back to the king and said, "Didn't you make a law that forbids anyone to pray to any god or human except you for the next thirty days? And doesn't the law say that everyone who disobeys it will be thrown into a pit of lions?" "Yes, that's the law I made," the king agreed. "And just like all written laws of the Medes and Persians, it cannot be changed."

Matthew 24:9

You will be arrested, punished, and even killed. Because of me, you will be hated by people of all nations.

Mark 13:9

Be on your guard! You will be taken to courts and beaten with whips in their meeting places. And because of me, you will have to stand before rulers and kings to tell about your faith.

Acts 14:19

Some Jewish leaders from Antioch and Iconium came and turned the crowds against Paul. They hit him with stones and dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead.

Acts 14:5

Finally, some Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, decided to make trouble for Paul and Barnabas and to stone them to death.

Acts 15:22

The apostles, the leaders, and all the church members decided to send some men to Antioch along with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Silas and Judas Barsabbas, who were two leaders of the Lord's followers.

Acts 15:26

These men have risked their lives for our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 15:40

but Paul took Silas and left after the followers had placed them in God's care.

Acts 16:16

One day on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl. She had a spirit in her that gave her the power to tell the future. By doing this she made a lot of money for her owners.

Acts 16:20

They told the officials, "These Jews are upsetting our city!

Acts 16:25

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, while the other prisoners listened.

Acts 16:29

The jailer asked for a torch and went into the jail. He was shaking all over as he knelt down in front of Paul and Silas.

Acts 17:6

But when they did not find them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the Lord's followers. They took them to the city authorities and shouted, "Paul and Silas have been upsetting things everywhere. Now they have come here,

Acts 21:30

The whole city was in an uproar, and the people turned into a mob. They grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the temple. Then suddenly the doors were shut.

Acts 8:3

Saul started making a lot of trouble for the church. He went from house to house, arresting men and women and putting them in jail.

Acts 9:16

I will show him how much he must suffer for worshiping in my name."

2 Corinthians 6:5

We have been beaten, put in jail, and hurt in riots. We have worked hard and have gone without sleep or food.

Philippians 1:30

You saw me suffer, and you still hear about my troubles. Now you must suffer in the same way.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

As you remember, we had been mistreated and insulted at Philippi. But God gave us the courage to tell you the good news about him, even though many people caused us trouble.

1 Timothy 6:10

The love of money causes all kinds of trouble. Some people want money so much that they have given up their faith and caused themselves a lot of pain.

James 2:6

You mistreat the poor. But isn't it the rich who boss you around and drag you off to court?