Acts 16:19

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

When the men who owned the servant girl saw this, they realized that they could no longer use her to make money. So they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them to the public square to meet with the authorities.

Cross References

Acts 21:30

An angry reaction spread throughout the city, and everyone came running to the Temple. They grabbed Paul and dragged him out of the holy area, and the gates were closed immediately.

Acts 17:6

When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the other believers to the city leaders. The people shouted, “These men have made trouble everywhere in the world, and now they have come here too!

2 Corinthians 6:5

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

Acts 16:16

One day we were going to the place for prayer, and a servant girl met us. She had a spirit in her that gave her the power to tell what would happen in the future. By doing this she earned a lot of money for the men who owned her.

Acts 15:26

Barnabas and Paul have given their lives to serve our Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 14:19

Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium and persuaded the people to turn against Paul. So they threw stones at him and dragged him out of the town. They thought they had killed him.

Acts 14:5

Some of the Jews there, as well as their leaders and some of the non-Jewish people, were determined to hurt Paul and Barnabas. They wanted to stone them to death.

Acts 9:16

I will show him all that he must suffer for me.”

Mark 13:9

“You must be careful! There are people who will arrest you and take you to be judged for being my followers. They will beat you in their synagogues. You will be forced to stand before kings and governors. You will tell them about me.

Matthew 24:9

“Then you will be arrested and handed over to be punished and killed. People all over the world will hate you because you believe in me.

James 2:6

But you show no respect to those who are poor. And you know that the rich are the ones who always try to control your lives. And they are the ones who take you to court.

Acts 15:22

The apostles, the elders, and the whole church wanted to send some men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. The group decided to choose some of their own men. They chose Judas (also called Barsabbas) and Silas, men who were respected by the believers.

1 Timothy 6:10

The love of money causes all kinds of evil. Some people have turned away from what we believe because they want to get more and more money. But they have caused themselves a lot of pain and sorrow.

Daniel 6:12

So they went to the king and talked to him about the law he had made. They said, “King Darius, you signed a law that says, for the next 30 days anyone who prays to any god or man except you, the king, would be thrown into the lions’ den. You did sign that law, didn’t you?” The king answered, “Yes, I signed that law, and the laws of the Medes and Persians cannot be canceled or changed.”

Acts 15:40

Paul chose Silas to go with him. The believers in Antioch put Paul into the Lord’s care and sent him out.

Acts 16:20

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

Acts 16:25

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing songs to God. The other prisoners were listening to them.

Acts 16:29

The jailer told someone to bring a light. Then he ran inside and, shaking with fear, fell down in front of Paul and Silas.

Philippians 1:30

You saw the difficulties I had to face, and you hear that I am still having troubles. Now you must face them too.

1 Thessalonians 2:2

Before we came to you, people in Philippi abused us with insults and made us suffer. You know all about that. And then, when we came to you, many people there caused trouble for us. But our God gave us the courage we needed to tell you his Good News.