Living_Oracles(i)
19 But when her owners saw that the hope of their gain was gone; laying hold of Paul and Silas, they dragged them to the market place, to the magistrates:
20 and having brought them to the generals of the army, they said, These men, who are Jews, mightily disturb our city;
21 and teach customs, which it is not lawful for us to receive and practice, being Romans.
22 And the populace rose up together against them; and the generals tearing off their garments, commanded them to be beaten with rods.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely.
24 Who, having received such a strict charge, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet fast in the stocks.