Acts 16:24

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

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

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

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

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ὃς hos who G3739 παραγγελίαν parangelian an order G3852 τοιαύτην toiautēn such G5108 λαβὼν labōn having received G2983 ἔβαλεν ebalen threw G906 αὐτοὺς autous them G846 εἰς eis into G1519 τὴν tēn the G3588 ἐσωτέραν esōteran inner G2082 φυλακὴν phulakēn prison G5438 καὶ kai and G2532 τοὺς tous the G3588 πόδας podas feet G4228 ἠσφαλίσατο ēsphalisato fastened G805 αὐτῶν autōn of them G846 εἰς eis in G1519 τὸ to the G3588 ξύλον.¶ xulon stocks G3586

The early church

"Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks." Observe, he also again thrust them into the "inner" prison: and this too was done providentially, because there was to be a great miracle. And, it says, "he made them fast in the stocks," as we should say, the nervum.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Acts

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 16–24

Satan, though the father of lies, will declare the most important truths, when he can thereby serve his purposes. But much mischief is done to the real servants of Christ, by unholy and false preachers of the gospel, who are confounded with them by careless observers. Those who do good by drawing men from sin, may expect to be reviled as troublers of the city. While they teach men to fear God, to believe in Christ, to forsake sin, and to live godly lives, they will be accused of teaching bad customs.

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