Acts 16:35-40
Legacy Standard Bible
35 Now when day came, the chief magistrates sent their policemen, saying, “Release those men.” 36 And (A)the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now and go (B)in peace.” 37 But Paul said to them, “Having beaten us in public without trial, (C)men who are Romans, they have thrown us into prison. And now are they sending us away secretly? No indeed! But let them come themselves and bring us out.” 38 And the policemen reported these words to the chief magistrates. (D)They were afraid when they heard that they were Romans, 39 and they came and appealed to them, and when they had brought them out, they kept requesting them (E)to leave the city. 40 And they went out of the prison and entered the house of (F)Lydia, and when they saw (G)the brothers, they [a]encouraged them and left.
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- Acts 16:40 Or exhorted
Acts 16:35-40
Lexham English Bible
Paul and Silas Receive an Official Apology
35 And when it[a] was day, the chief magistrates sent the police officers, saying, “Release those men.” 36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul: “The chief magistrates have sent an order[b] that you should be released. So come out now and[c] go in peace!” 37 But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without due process—men who are Roman citizens—and[d] threw us[e] into prison, and now they are wanting to release us secretly? Certainly not! Rather let them come themselves and[f] bring us out!” 38 So the police officers reported these words to the chief magistrates, and they were afraid when they[g] heard that they were Roman citizens. 39 And they came and[h] apologized to[i] them, and after they[j] brought them[k] out they asked them[l] to depart from the city. 40 And when they[m] came out of the prison, they went to Lydia and when they[n] saw them,[o] they encouraged the brothers and departed.
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- Acts 16:35 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was”)
- Acts 16:36 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 16:36 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come out”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 16:37 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“beat”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 16:37 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 16:37 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“come”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 16:38 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“heard”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 16:39 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“came”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 16:39 Or “reassured”; or “conciliated”
- Acts 16:39 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“brought … out”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 16:39 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 16:39 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 16:40 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came out”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 16:40 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“saw”) which is understood as temporal
- Acts 16:40 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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