Acts 16:17-24

¹⁷This woman followed after Paul and us and shouted, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God. They proclaim to you the way of salvation.”

¹⁸She did this for many days. But Paul, being greatly annoyed by her, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it came out right away.

¹⁹When her masters saw that their opportunity to make money was now gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.

²⁰When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are stirring up our city. They are Jews.

²¹They proclaim customs that are not lawful for Romans to accept or practice.”

²²Then the crowd rose up together against Paul and Silas; the magistrates tore their garments off them and commanded them to be beaten with rods.

²³When they had laid many blows upon them, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to keep them securely.

²⁴After he got this command, the jailer threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.