American Standard Version
"And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: "
— Acts 16:23, American Standard Version
“And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:”
“When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,”
“After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.”
“And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently.”
“And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:”
“And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:”
and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
and set forth customs which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.
And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent their garments off them, and commanded to beat them with rods.
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.
But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns unto God, and the prisoners were listening to them;
and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison-house were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened; and every one’s bands were loosed.