Acts 16:20-24
Acts 16:20
and when they had brought them to the chief magistrates, they said, “These men, Jews as they are, are causing our city trouble,
Acts 16:21
and they are proclaiming customs that are not lawful for us to accept or to practice, since we are Romans.” Paul and Silas Imprisoned
Acts 16:22
The crowd joined in an attack against them, and the chief magistrates tore their robes off them and proceeded to order them to be beaten with rods.
Acts 16:23
When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;
Acts 16:24
and he, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.