ACTS 16:23 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:”
After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully — the imprisonment follows beating in a standard progression of Roman justice. The jailer (desmophylax, prison guard) receives explicit orders (diasselomai, to instruct) to keep them secure, suggesting authorities expected escape attempts.
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