Verse Comparison: Acts 16:23
American Standard Version
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
Amplified® Bible
And when they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
Contemporary English Version
After they had been badly beaten, they were put in jail, and the jailer was told to guard them carefully.
Darby English Version
And having laid many stripes upon them they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;
Good News Bible
After a severe beating, they were thrown into jail, and the jailer was ordered to lock them up tight.
International Standard Version
After giving them a severe beating, they threw them in jail and ordered the jailer to keep them under tight security.
King James Version
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
New American Standard Bible
When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;
New International Version
After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.
New King James Version
And when they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to keep them securely.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When they had struck them with many blows, they threw them into prison, commanding the jailer to guard them securely;
Young's Literal Translation
many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,