<p>16:24 <i>Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in shackles</i>- The Greek is literally &quot;the wood&quot;. This was an instrument of torture having five holes, four for the wrists and ankles and one for the neck. The same word is used for the cross (Acts 5:30; 10:39; Gal. 3:13; 1 Pet. 2:24). Again we see how the experiences of believers in Acts, and Paul especially, were a sharing in the sufferings of their Lord. Just as ours are.</p>