Acts 16:19-26

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 16:22-24

Acts 16:22-24. And the multitude rose up against them Excited and inflamed by these accusations; and the magistrates Or the pretors; rent off their clothes That is, the clothes of Paul and Silas; for such was the Roman method of proceeding in such cases. Their magistrates were wont to command the lictors to rend open the clothes of the criminals, and to beat their bodies with rods; as Grotius here observes. And when they had laid many stripes upon them Had severely scourged them;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 16:25-28

Acts 16:25-28. At midnight Paul and Silas prayed Doubtless, for their persecutors as well as for themselves; and sang praises unto God Notwithstanding weariness, hunger, stripes, and blood; and the prisoners heard them Heard a song to which they had not been accustomed, and such as had never been heard in that prison before. And suddenly While they were thus engaged; there was a great earthquake A token of God’s favour toward them, and threatening vengeance to their persecutors; so... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 16:11-40

Philippi - first church in Europe (16:11-40)The missionaries left Troas with another addition to the party, Luke, the author of the book (note the word ‘we’ in verse 11). Luke’s home appears to have been in Philippi, the city to which the group was now heading (11-12). It seems that Philippi had few Jews and no synagogue, but a group of God-fearers met for prayer at the river bank. The missionaries joined with them and made known to them the gospel of Jesus Christ. As a result a cloth merchant... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 16:19

was gone = came out. Same word as in Acts 16:18 . Perhaps the demon rent and tore her in coming out, as in Mark 9:26 . Luke 9:42 . caught = laid hold on. drew = dragged. Greek. helkuo. Compare Acts 21:30 , where helko, the classical form, is used, and see note on John 12:32 . marketplace . Greek. agora. Where the courts were held. Latin. forum. rulers = authorities. Greek. archon. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 16:20

brought . Greek. prosago. Only here, Acts 27:27 . Luke 9:41 . 1 Peter 3:18 . magistrates . These were Romans. Greek. strategos. Showing Luke's accuracy. The magistrates of this colony bore the same title as at Rome, praetors, for which strategos is the Greek rendering, though before this it is applied to the captain of the Temple guard. being . Greek. huparcho. See note on Luke 9:48 . exceedingly trouble . Greek. ektarasso. Only here. It suggests that a riot was feared. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 16:21

teach = proclaim. Same as "shew" (Acts 16:17 ). customs . Greek. ethos. See note on Acts 6:14 . are = it is. receive . Greek. paradechomai. Only here, Acts 22:18 . Mar 4:20 . 1 Timothy 5:19 . Hebrews 12:6 . neither . Greek. oude. observe = do. being. Greek. eimi. Note the distinction. These men, being Jews to begin with . . . us who are Romans, as is well known. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 16:22

multitude = crowd. Greek. ochlos. rose up together . Greek. sunephistemi. Only here. against . Greek. kata. App-104 . rent off . Greek. perirregnumi. Only here. beat them = beat them with rods. Greek. rabdizo. Only here and 2 Corinthians 11:25 . The lictors who attended on the praetors carried rods or staves ( rabdos ) for the purpose, and were called rod-bearers. Greek. rabdouchos. See Acts 16:35 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 16:23

stripes . Greek. plege. Four times translated "wound", five times "stripe", and twelve times "plague". charging . Same as "command" in Acts 16:18 . jailor . Greek. desmophulax, i.e. keeper of the prison. Only here and verses: Acts 16:27 , Acts 16:36 . keep . Greek. tereo. Compare Acts 12:5 , Acts 12:6 . safely . Greek. asphalos. See note on Mark 14:44 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 16:24

thrust = cast, as Acts 16:23 . inner . Greek. esoteros. Comparative of eso, within. Only here and Hebrews 6:19 . made . . . fast = made safe. Greek. asphalizo. Only here and Matthew 27:64-66 . in the stocks . Literally unto (Greek. eis. App-104 .) the wood. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 16:25

midnight . Greek. meaonuktion. Only here, Acts 20:7 . Mark 13:35 .Luke 11:5 . prayed, and = praying. Greek. proseuchomai. App-134 . sang praises unto . Literally were hymning. Greek. humneo. Here, Matthew 26:30 . Mark 14:26 . Hebrews 2:12 . The first two passages refer to the great Hallel. See notes on Matthew 26:30 . Psalms 113:0 . If this were sung by Paul and Silas, note the beautiful significance of Psalms 115:11 , Psalms 116:3 , Psalms 116:4 , Psalms 116:15 , Psalms 116:17 , Psalms... read more

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