Acts of the Apostles 16:21

In context

19When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities. 20They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews, and they are throwing our city into turmoil. 21They are promoting customs that we, as Romans, are not allowed to accept or practice.” 22The crowd joined in the attack, and the magistrates had them stripped and ordered them beaten with rods. 23After laying many blows on them, they threw them into prison and instructed the jailer to keep them under close guard.