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Acts 16:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:


Acts 16:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 16:2314 words
GreekMeaning
πολλάςpollas
ManyadjectiveG4183
τεte
also, and, bothwordG5037
ἐπιθέντεςepithentes
having laidverbG2007
αὐτοῖςautois
on thempronounG846
πληγὰςplēgas
blowsnounG4127
ἔβαλονebalon
they cast themverbG906
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
φυλακήνphylakēn
prisonnounG5438
παραγγείλαντεςparangeilantes
having chargedverbG3853
τῷ
thearticleG3588
δεσμοφύλακιdesmophylaki
to jailernounG1200
ἀσφαλῶςasphalōs
strictlyadverbG806
τηρεῖνtērein
to keepverbG5083
αὐτούςautous
thempronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 16:23

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. Acts 16:22 O the irrational conduct! They did not examine, did not allow them to speak. And yet, such a miracle having taken place, you ought to have worshipped them, ought to have held them as saviors and benefactors. For if money was what ye wished, why, having found so great wealth, did ye not run to it? This makes you more famous, the having power to…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 35 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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