Acts 16:24 “On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened…”

Acts 16:24

On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

World English Bible

Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.

American Standard Version

who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Geneva Bible 1599

Who hauing receiued such commandement, cast them into the inner prison, and made their feete fast in the stockes.

Darby Translation

who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and secured their feet to the stocks.

Young's Literal Translation

who such a charge having received, did put them to the inner prison, and their feet made fast in the stocks.

Bible in Basic English

And he, having such orders, put them into the inner prison with chains on their feet.

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Cross references

“the inner”

Jeremiah 38:26 1 Kings 22:27 Lamentations 3:53–55 Jeremiah 37:15 Jeremiah 37:16

Jeremiah 38:26 · BSB

then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”

1 Kings 22:27 · BSB

and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”

Lamentations 3:53–55 · BSB

They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.

Jeremiah 37:15 · BSB

The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.

Jeremiah 37:16 · BSB

So Jeremiah went into a cell in the dungeon and remained there a long time.

“and made”

Job 13:27 Job 33:11 Jeremiah 29:26 2 Chronicles 16:10 Psalm 105:18 Jeremiah 20:2

Job 13:27 · BSB

You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.

Job 33:11 · BSB

He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’

Jeremiah 29:26 · BSB

‘The LORD has appointed you priest in place of Jehoiada, to be the chief officer in the house of the LORD, responsible for any madman who acts like a prophet—you must put him in stocks and neck irons.

2 Chronicles 16:10 · BSB

Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.

Psalm 105:18 · BSB

They bruised his feet with shackles and placed his neck in irons,

Jeremiah 20:2 · BSB

he had Jeremiah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

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