17She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation.
18And this she did on a number of days. But Paul was greatly troubled and, turning, said to the spirit, I give you orders in the name of Jesus Christ, to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.
19But when her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they took Paul and Silas, pulling them into the market-place before the rulers;
20And when they had taken them before the authorities, they said, These men, who are Jews, are greatly troubling our town;
21Teaching rules of living which it is not right for us to have or to keep, being Romans.
22And the people made an attack on them all together: and the authorities took their clothing off them, and gave orders for them to be whipped.
23And when they had given them a great number of blows, they put them in prison, giving orders to the keeper of the prison to keep them safely:
