Acts 16:21-23

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²¹ and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us, being Romans, to adopt or observe.” ²² The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods.^{(A) 23} After they had given them a severe flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them securely.^(B)