Acts 16
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Acts 16:20-23

20and when they had broughtG4317 them to the chiefG4755 magistratesG4755, they saidG3004, “TheseG3778 menG444 are throwingG1613 our cityG4172 into confusionG1613, beingG5225 JewsG2453,

21and 1are proclaimingG2605 customsG1485 whichG3739 it is not lawfulG1832 for us to acceptG3858 orG3761 to observeG4160, beingG1510 2RomansG4514.”

22The crowdG3793 roseG4911 up togetherG4911 againstG2596 them, and the chiefG4755 magistratesG4755 toreG4048 their 3robesG2440 offG4048 them and proceeded to orderG2753 4them to be 5beatenG4463 with rodsG4463.

23When they had struckG2007 them with manyG4183 blowsG4127, they threwG906 them into prisonG5438, commandingG3853 6the jailerG1200 to guardG5083 them securelyG806;

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Notes

  1. 1. Acts 16:21 Esth 3:8 ↩
  2. 2. Acts 16:21 Acts 16:12 ↩
  3. 3. Acts 16:22 Or outer garments ↩
  4. 4. Acts 16:22 Lit to beat with rods ↩
  5. 5. Acts 16:22 2 Cor 11:25; 1 Thess 2:2 ↩
  6. 6. Acts 16:23 Acts 16:27, 36 ↩

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