“"And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them." O the irrational conduct! They did not examine, did not allow them to speak. And yet, such a miracle having taken place, ye ought to have worshipped them, ought to have held them as saviors and be…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on Acts 35
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22And the multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them.
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20And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
21And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.
— Acts 16:22 —
23And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
24Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.