Jesus Mocked and Beaten

⁶³ The men who were holding Jesus started mocking and beating Him.^(A)

⁴⁰ After they called in the apostles and had them flogged, they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.^(A)

¹⁹ When her owners saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas^(A) and dragged them into the marketplace to the authorities. ²⁰ Bringing them before the chief magistrates, they said, “These men are seriously disturbing our city. They are Jews ²¹ and are promoting customs that are not legal for us as Romans to adopt or practice.”^(B)

²² Then the mob joined in the attack against them, and the chief magistrates stripped off their clothes and ordered them to be beaten with rods.^{(C) 23} After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them in jail, ordering the jailer to keep them securely guarded.

³⁷ But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to smuggle us out secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out!”^(A)