Verse 22
22. the multitude rose up together against them—so Acts 19:28; Acts 19:34; Acts 21:30; Luke 23:18.
the magistrates rent off their—Paul's and Silas'
clothes—that is, ordered the lictors, or rod-bearers, to tear them off, so as to expose their naked bodies (see on Luke 23:18- :). The word expresses the roughness with which this was done to prisoners preparatory to whipping.
and commanded to beat them—without any trial (Luke 23:18- :), to appease the popular rage. Thrice, it seems, Paul endured this indignity (Luke 23:18- :).
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