19. The owners of the servant girl saw this. These men knew that now they could not use her to make money. So they grabbed Paul and Silas and dragged them before the city rulers in the marketplace.
20. Here they brought Paul and Silas to the Roman rulers and said, “These men are Jews and are making trouble in our city.
21. They are teaching things that are not right for us as Romans to do.”
22. The crowd joined the attack against them. The Roman officers tore the clothes of Paul and Silas and had them beaten with rods again and again.
23. After being severely beaten, Paul and Silas were thrown into jail. The jailer was ordered to guard them carefully.