^16:22The crowd joined the attack⁹⁰ against them, and the magistrates tore the clothes⁹¹ off Paul and Silas⁹² and ordered them to be beaten with rods.⁹³^16:23After they had beaten them severely,⁹⁴ they threw them into prison and commanded⁹⁵ the jailer to guard them securely. ^16:24Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell⁹⁶ and fastened their feet in the stocks.⁹⁷

^16:25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying⁹⁸ and singing hymns to God,⁹⁹ and the rest of¹⁰⁰ the prisoners were listening to them.

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Footnotes

90 L&N 39.50 has “the crowd joined the attack against them” for συνεπέστη (sunepestē) in this verse.
91 Grk “tearing the clothes off them, the magistrates ordered.” The participle περιρήξαντες (perirēxantes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. Although it may be possible to understand the aorist active participle περιρήξαντες in a causative sense (“the magistrates caused the clothes to be torn off Paul and Silas”) in the mob scene that was taking place, it is also possible that the magistrates themselves actively participated. This act was done to prepare them for a public flogging (2 Cor 11:25; 1 Thess 2:2).
92 Grk “off them”; the referents (Paul and Silas) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
93 The infinitive ῥαβδίζειν (rhabdizein) means “to beat with rods or sticks” (as opposed to fists or clubs, ῥαβδίζω).
94 Grk “Having inflicted many blows on them.” The participle ἐπιθέντες (epithentes) has been taken temporally. ἐπιτίθημι 1.a.β has “inflict blows upon someone” for this expression, but in this context it is simpler to translate in English as “they had beaten them severely.”
95 Grk “commanding.” The participle παραγγείλαντες (parangeilantes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
96 Or “prison.”
97 L&N 6.21 has “stocks” for εἰς τὸ ξύλον (eis to xulon) here, as does ξύλον 2.b. However, it is also possible (as mentioned in L&N 18.12) that this does not mean “stocks” but a block of wood (a log or wooden column) in the prison to which prisoners’ feet were chained or tied. Such a possibility is suggested by v. 26, where the “bonds” (“chains”?) of the prisoners loosened.
98 Grk “praying, were singing.” The participle προσευχόμενοι (proseuchomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
99 Praying and singing hymns to God. Tertullian said, “The legs feel nothing in the stocks when the heart is in heaven” (To the Martyrs 2; cf. Rom 5:3; Jas 1:2; 1 Pet 5:6). The presence of God means the potential to be free (cf. v. 26).
100 The words “the rest of” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods. After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The crowd joined in the attack against them, and the chief magistrates stripped off their clothes and ordered them to be beaten with rods. After they had severely flogged them, they threw them in jail, ordering the jailer to guard them carefully. Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

NLTNew Living Translation

A mob quickly formed against Paul and Silas, and the city officials ordered them stripped and beaten with wooden rods. They were severely beaten, and then they were thrown into prison. The jailer was ordered to make sure they didn’t escape. So the jailer put them into the inner dungeon and clamped their feet in the stocks.

Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the crowd joined in attacking them, and the chief magistrates tore off their clothing and gave orders to beat them with rods. And after they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them into prison, giving orders to the jailer to guard them securely. Having received such an order, he put them in the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.

Now about midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

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