Acts 16:24 (WEB)

Passage

who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

Nearby Context

Acts 16:22 The multitude rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, and commanded them to be beaten with rods.

Acts 16:23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,

Acts 16:24 who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.

Acts 16:25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.

Acts 16:26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "having", "received", "such", "command", "threw", "inner", "prison", and "secured". 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 "When they had laid many stripes on..." into verse 25's "But about midnight Paul and Silas were...", 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.