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Berean Standard Bible

“And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.”

Acts 16:23

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Paul and Silas have freed a slave girl from a spirit, angering her owners, who drag them before the magistrates. The crowd joins the attack.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

World English Bible (WEB)

When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

King James Version (KJV)

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y después que los hubieron herido de muchos azotes, los echaron en la cárcel, mandando al carcelero que los guardase con diligencia:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así se hizo, y los azotaron repetidas veces. Al terminar, los arrojaron en una prisión y le advirtieron al carcelero que los cuidara con suma seguridad.

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