John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 16:25
And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed , When others were asleep, and all things were still and quiet; See Gill on Psalm 119:62 , and they prayed doubtless for themselves, for their deliverance in God's time and way, and for support under their present afflictions; and for supplies of grace, to enable them to bear with patience and cheerfulness, until an issue was put to them; and for their enemies, and, particularly it may be for the jailer, who had used them so ill; and for the churches... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 16:24
Who having received such a charge ,.... So strict an one from the magistrates, was doubly careful and diligent: thrust them into the inner prison : the innermost part of it, the lowest or furthest part of the prison; so that there were the more doors, bolts, and bars, to break open, and pass through, should they attempt to make their escape: and made their feet fast in the stocks ; or "wood", a wooden machine, in which the feet of prisoners were put for security, and which we call... read more