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19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas, and dragged them into the market to the rulers. 20 And having brought them to the magistrates, they said: These men, who are Jews, do greatly trouble our city; 21 and they teach customs which it is not lawful for us, who are Romans, to receive or to observe. 22 And the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates stripped off their clothes, and gave command to beat them with rods. 23 And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, and charged the jailer to keep them securely. 24 And having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. Acts 16:19-24, Anderson New Testament. Public domain.
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