Acts 16:23

Easy To Read Version

The men beat Paul and Silas many times. Then the leaders put Paul and Silas in jail. The leaders told the jailer, “Guard them very carefully!”

Cross References

Matthew 26:48

Judas {\cf2\super [408]} planned to do something to show the people which man was Jesus. Judas said, “The man I kiss is Jesus. Arrest him.”

Luke 21:12

“But before all these things happen, people will arrest you and do bad things to you. People will judge you in their synagogues {\cf2\super [333]} and put you in jail. You will be forced to stand before kings and governors. People will do all these things to you because you follow me.

Acts 12:18

The next day the soldiers were very upset. They wondered what happened to Peter.

Acts 12:4

Herod arrested Peter and put him in jail. A group of 16 soldiers guarded Peter. Herod wanted to wait until after the Passover festival. Then he planned to bring Peter before the people.

Acts 16:27

The jailer woke up. He saw that the jail doors were open. He thought that the prisoners had already escaped. So the jailer got his sword and was ready to kill himself. {\cf2\super [339]}

Acts 16:36

The jailer said to Paul, “The leaders have sent these soldiers to let you go free. You can leave now. Go in peace.”

Acts 5:18

They grabbed the apostles {\cf2\super [91]} and put them in jail.

Acts 5:23

The men said, “The jail was closed and locked. The guards were standing at the doors. But when we opened the doors, the jail was empty!”

Acts 9:2

Saul asked him to write letters to the Jews of the synagogues {\cf2\super [185]} in the city of Damascus. Saul wanted the high priest to give him the authority to find people in Damascus who were followers of the Way \{of Jesus\}. If he found any believers there, men or women, he would arrest them and bring them back to Jerusalem.

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are those people serving Christ? I am serving him more. (I am crazy to talk like this.) I have worked much harder than those people. I have been in prison more often. I have been hurt more in beatings. I have been near death many times.

2 Corinthians 6:5

We are beaten and thrown into prison. People become upset and fight us. We work hard, and sometimes we get no sleep or food.

Ephesians 3:1

So I (Paul) am a prisoner of Christ Jesus. I am a prisoner for you people who are not Jews.

Ephesians 4:1

I am in prison because I belong to the Lord. And God chose you to be his people. I tell you now to live the way God’s people should live.

2 Timothy 2:9

And I am suffering because I tell that Good News. I am even bound with chains like a person who has really done wrong. But God’s teaching is not bound.

Joshua 4:17

So Joshua commanded the priests. He said, “Come out of the Jordan River.”

Revelation 1:9

I am John, and I am your brother \{in Christ\}. We are together in Jesus, and we share these things: suffering, the kingdom, and patient endurance. I was on the island of Patmos {\cf2\super [7]} because I was faithful to God’s message {\cf2\super [8]} and to the truth of Jesus.

Revelation 2:10

Don’t be afraid of the things that will happen to you. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison. He will do this to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But be faithful, even if you have to die. If you continue faithful, then I will give you the crown of life.