Acts 16:35-40
World English Bible
35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”
36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”
37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
38 The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans, 39 and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city. 40 They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.
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Acts 16:35-40
American Standard Version
35 But when it was day, the [a]magistrates sent the [b]serjeants, saying, Let those men go. 36 And the jailor reported the words to Paul, saying, The [c]magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore come forth, and go in peace. 37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men that are Romans, and have cast us into prison; and do they now cast us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out. 38 And the [d]serjeants reported these words unto the [e]magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans; 39 and they came and besought them; and when they had brought them out, they asked them to go away from the city. 40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they [f]comforted them, and departed.
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- Acts 16:35 Greek praetors. See verse 20.
- Acts 16:35 Greek lictors.
- Acts 16:36 Greek praetors. See verse 20.
- Acts 16:38 Greek lictors.
- Acts 16:38 Greek praetors. See verse 20.
- Acts 16:40 Or, exhorted
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