Paul and Silas beaten and imprisoned at Philippi
Paul commanded a spirit of divination to leave an enslaved girl. When her owners lost their profit, they dragged Paul and Silas before the magistrates, who had them beaten and secured in the inner prison (Acts 16:16-24).
16One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling. 17This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!” 18She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment.