Acts 16:19

Good News Translation

When her owners realized that their chance of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them to the authorities in the public square.

Cross References

Daniel 6:12

all of them went together to the king to accuse Daniel. They said, “Your Majesty, you signed an order that for the next thirty days anyone who requested anything from any god or from any human being except you, would be thrown into a pit filled with lions.” The king replied, “Yes, that is a strict order, a law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be changed.”

Matthew 24:9

“Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and be put to death. Everyone will hate you because of me.

Mark 13:9

“You yourselves must watch out. You will be arrested and taken to court. You will be beaten in the synagogues; you will stand before rulers and kings for my sake to tell them the Good News.

Acts 14:19

Some Jews came from Antioch in Pisidia and from Iconium; they won the crowds over to their side, stoned Paul and dragged him out of the town, thinking that he was dead.

Acts 14:5

Then some Gentiles and Jews, together with their leaders, decided to mistreat the apostles and stone them.

Acts 15:22

Then the apostles and the elders, together with the whole church, decided to choose some men from the group and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose two men who were highly respected by the believers, Judas, called Barsabbas, and Silas,

Acts 15:26

who have risked their lives in the service of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 15:40

while Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the believers to the care of the Lord's grace.

Acts 16:16

One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a young servant woman who had an evil spirit that enabled her to predict the future. She earned a lot of money for her owners by telling fortunes.

Acts 16:20

They brought them before the Roman officials and said, “These men are Jews, and they are causing trouble in our city.

Acts 16:25

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

Acts 16:29

The jailer called for a light, rushed in, and fell trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.

Acts 17:6

But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city authorities and shouted, “These men have caused trouble everywhere! Now they have come to our city,

Acts 21:30

Confusion spread through the whole city, and the people all ran together, grabbed Paul, and dragged him out of the Temple. At once the Temple doors were closed.

Acts 8:3

But Saul tried to destroy the church; going from house to house, he dragged out the believers, both men and women, and threw them into jail.

Acts 9:16

And I myself will show him all that he must suffer for my sake.”

2 Corinthians 6:5

We have been beaten, jailed, and mobbed; we have been overworked and have gone without sleep or food.

Philippians 1:30

Now you can take part with me in the battle. It is the same battle you saw me fighting in the past, and as you hear, the one I am fighting still.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

You know how we had already been mistreated and insulted in Philippi before we came to you in Thessalonica. And even though there was much opposition, our God gave us courage to tell you the Good News that comes from him.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is a source of all kinds of evil. Some have been so eager to have it that they have wandered away from the faith and have broken their hearts with many sorrows.

James 2:6

But you dishonor the poor! Who are the ones who oppress you and drag you before the judges? The rich!