Act 16:19-24 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Acts 16:19-21: 16:19-21 As in the ministry of Jesus, sometimes the Good News threatened established commercial interests (see also 19:25-27 ; Mark 5:1-20 ). The slave girl’s exploiters viciously attacked the missionaries and dragged them before the authorities as criminals, blamed them for fomenting a disturbance, resorted to racial bias ( these Jews ), and appealed to the Philippians’ pride ( us Romans ; the Philippians prided themselves on being Roman citizens of a Roman colony). • customs that are illegal: By law, Jews were not permitted to make converts of Romans.

a16:19-21►

b19:25-27►

cMark 5:1-20►

d16:22-24►

e22:24-26►

f2 Cor 6:5►

g11:23-25►

hMatt 27:65►

‏ Acts 16:19-24

Summary for Acts 16:19-21: 16:19-21 ^a As in the ministry of Jesus, sometimes the Good News threatened established commercial interests (see also 19:25-27 ^b; Mark 5:1-20 ^c). The slave girl’s exploiters viciously attacked the missionaries and dragged them before the authorities as criminals, blamed them for fomenting a disturbance, resorted to racial bias (these Jews), and appealed to the Philippians’ pride (us Romans; the Philippians prided themselves on being Roman citizens of a Roman colony).

• customs that are illegal: By law, Jews were not permitted to make converts of Romans.
Summary for Acts 16:22-24: 16:22-24 ^d All reasonable security measures were taken to ensure that Paul and Silas didn’t escape after they had been stripped and beaten with wooden rods (see 22:24-26 ^e; 2 Cor 6:5 ^f; 11:23-25 ^g). As at Christ’s tomb (Matt 27:65 ^h), however, human effort did not prevent divine intervention.