Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.”
Acts 16:23 - English Standard Version 2016 And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. 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. |
Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “The one I will kiss is the man; seize him.”
But before all this they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name’s sake.
Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter.
And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.
When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace.”
“We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them we found no one inside.”
But Saul was ravaging the church, and entering house after house, he dragged off men and women and committed them to prison.
and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death.
For this reason I, Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,
for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!
yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus—
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.