His betrayer had given them a sign: ‘The one I kiss, he’s the one; arrest him.’
Acts 16:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised After they had severely flogged them, they threw them in jail, ordering the jailer to guard them carefully. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely. American Standard Version (1901) And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Common English Bible When Paul and Silas had been severely beaten, the authorities threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to secure them with great care. Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had inflicted many scourges on them, they cast them into prison, instructing the guard to watch them diligently. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently. |
His betrayer had given them a sign: ‘The one I kiss, he’s the one; arrest him.’
But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you. They will hand you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.
At daylight, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was going to kill himself, since he thought the prisoners had escaped.
The jailer reported these words to Paul: ‘The magistrates have sent orders for you to be released. So come out now and go in peace.’
‘We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing in front of the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.’
Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.
and requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Are they servants of Christ? I’m talking like a madman #– #I’m a better one: with far more labours, many more imprisonments, far worse beatings, many times near death.
by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labours, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,
For this reason, I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles #– #
Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received,
for which I suffer to the point of being bound like a criminal. But the word of God is not bound.
I appeal to you, instead, on the basis of love. I, Paul, as an elderly man and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus,
I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. Be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life.