²³ After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer^(A) was commanded to guard them carefully. ²⁴ When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.^(B)

²⁵ About midnight^(C) Paul and Silas^(D) were praying and singing hymns^(E) to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.