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Nov 19, 2021 · Paul and Silas set an incredible example of Christianity by staying in prison when they could have easily escaped their suffering. Their behavior in prison affected other prisoners and...
Jan 28, 2022 · Paul and Silas in Prison. Paul and Silas are imprisoned in the 16th chapter of Acts after Paul commands an evil spirit out of a slave girl that had been following them. The possessed slave girl had a spirit of divination that had brought her masters much profit by fortune-telling.
23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: 24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. 25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.
Jan 4, 2022 · Paul and Silas were arrested, beaten, and put in prison for their preaching ( Acts 16:16–24 ). While in prison, Paul and Silas sat with their feet in stocks singing hymns. At midnight, an earthquake broke open the prison doors, setting the prisoners free.
ACTS 16:22-25 22 Then the multitude rose up together against them; and the magistrates tore off their clothes and commanded them to be beaten with rods. 23 And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely. 24 Having received such a charge, he put them into the inner prison and ...
Verses 25-40: Imprisonment and Liberation of Paul and Silas. In prison, Paul and Silas pray and sing hymns. An earthquake opens the prison doors and unfastens their chains. The jailer, ready to kill himself, fearing the prisoners escaped, is stopped by Paul. The jailer, moved by this act, asks how to be saved, and he and his household are baptized.
At midnight Paul and Silas prayed — Doubtless, for their persecutors as well as for themselves; and sang praises unto God — Notwithstanding weariness, hunger, stripes, and blood; and the prisoners heard them — Heard a song to which they had not been accustomed, and such as had never been heard in that prison before.
