19 Her owners realized that their hope for making money was gone. They grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the officials in the city center.
20 When her owners approached the legal authorities, they said, "These people are causing an uproar in our city. They are Jews
21 who promote customs that we Romans can’t accept or practice."
22 The crowd joined in the attacks against Paul and Silas, so the authorities ordered that they be stripped of their clothes and beaten with a rod.
23 When Paul and Silas had been severely beaten, the authorities threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to secure them with great care.
24 When he received these instructions, he threw them into the innermost cell and secured their feet in stocks.
25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.