Acts 16:24 (DRB)

Passage

Who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Nearby Context

Acts 16:22 And the people ran together against them: and the magistrates, rending off their clothes, commanded them to be beaten with rods.

Acts 16:23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently.

Acts 16:24 Who having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison and made their feet fast in the stocks.

Acts 16:25 And at midnight, Paul and Silas, praying, praised God. And they that were in prison heard them.

Acts 16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened and the bands of all were loosed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "received", "such", "charge", "thrust", "inner", "prison", and "feet". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "having" and "received", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "And when they had laid many stripes..." into verse 25's "And at midnight Paul and Silas praying...", so "having" and "received" belong inside that flow. In Acts context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "having" and "received" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.