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But when her owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the authorities.
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When they had brought them before the magistrates, they said, "These men are disturbing our city; they are Jews
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and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to adopt or observe."
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The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods.
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After they had given them a severe flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them securely.
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Following these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
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About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
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