Acts 16:16-24

16It happened that as we were going to 1the place of prayer, a slave woman who had 2a spirit of divination met us, who was bringing great profit to her masters by fortune-telling. 17She followed Paul and us and cried out repeatedly, saying, “These men are bond-servants of 3the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you a way of salvation.” 18Now she continued doing this for many days. But Paul was greatly annoyed, and he turned and said to the spirit, “I command you 4in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” And it came out at that very 5moment.

19But when her masters saw that their hope of 6profit was suddenly gone, they seized 7Paul and Silas and 8dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities, 20and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men, Jews as they are, are causing our city trouble, 21and they 9are proclaiming customs that are not lawful for us to accept or to practice, since we are 10Romans.” 22The crowd joined in an attack against them, and the chief magistrates tore their 11robes off them and proceeded to order 12them to be 13beaten with rods. 23When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding 14the jailer to guard them securely; 2415and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in 16the 17stocks.