In what city were Paul and Silas imprisoned?

Answer 1

A:Acts chapter 16 says that Paul and Silas were imprisoned in Philippi and that while praying at night, an earthquake freed them, although as honourable men they refused to escape. However, it is not as simple as that. An important, well disguised theme of Acts of the Apostles is the primacy of St Peter over St Paul during the period of their respective ministries. Paul was released from prison by a timely earthquake that arguably need not have been of divine origin, but Peter was released from prison twice by angels, who in one case accompanied Peter from the prison. Both this and the story of Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus appear to have been inspired by the ancient play known as the Bacchae, by Euripides (d. 406 BCE).

Paul himself says that he was imprisoned but never mentions this episode, so we should really assume that the passage was probably created for theological purposes alone. Even if Paul and Silas were imprisoned in Philippi as stated in Acts, they certainly were never freed by an earthquake.

Answer 2

According to The Bible, Paul and all Jesus' disciples were very active preaching publicly and from house to house (Matthew 28:19+20)(Acts 17:17+18)(Acts 14:1-23)(Acts 5:41-42)(Acts 20:20-21) and teaching the good news about Jesus to many of the surrounding cities (Acts 15:35) and this was not a popular activity among those in power at the time, particularly the Jewish leaders (Acts 17:1-13).

When Paul selected Silas to join him on one of these journeys to strengthen some of the newly formed congregations (Acts 15:40-41) and deliver to them the information coming from the brothers in Jerusalem (Acts 16:4-5), they would also 'witness' to whoever would listen (Acts 16:13-15).

During this time, they met a "servant girl" possessed by a demon that gave her the ability to 'predict the future' and make money for her employers. This woman kept causing a noisy distraction and finally Paul tired of it and ordered the demon to come out of her (Acts 16:16-18).

When it did, of course, she lost her ability to predict, causing financial loss to those who'd been using her to make money, so they said and did whatever they could to get Paul and Silas thrown in jail.

The account at Acts 16:19-24 tells us: "When her owners realized that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace to face the authorities. They brought them before the magistrates and said, 'These men are Jews, and are throwing our city into an uproar by advocating customs unlawful for us Romans to accept or practice.' The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully. When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks."(NIV) Paul was often beaten, stoned and thrown in prison for his preaching activities (2 Corinthians 11:22-27) as were all Jesus' followers through the years, just like Jesus said would happen (Matthew 10:16-39).

Answer 3

A:Acts chapter 16 says that Paul and Silas were imprisoned in Philippi and that while praying at night, an earthquake freed them, although as honourable men they refused to escape. However, it is not as simple as that. An important, well disguised theme of Acts of the Apostles is the primacy of Peter over Paul during the period of their respective ministries. Paul was released from prison by a timely earthquake that arguably need not have been of divine origin, but Peter was released from prison twice by angels, who in one case accompanied Peter from the prison. Both this and the story of Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus appear to have been inspired by the ancient play known as the Bacchae, by Euripides (d. 406 BCE).

Paul himself never mentions this episode, so we should really assume that he and Silas were never freed by an earthquake while in prison.

Answer 4

Paul and Silas were imprisoned in the city of Philippi, located in Macedonia.

Answer 5

The city of Philippi. Read Acts 16 in the Bible.