Acts 16:35 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

In the morning the Roman officials sent guards who told the jailer, "You can release those men now."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

ASV:

But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go.

BBE:

But when it was day, the authorities sent the police, saying, Let these men go.

DBY:

And when it was day, the praetors sent the lictors, saying, Let those men go.

ERV:

But when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

WEY:

In the morning the praetors sent their lictors with the order, "Release those men."

WBS:

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go.

WEB:

But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, "Let those men go."

YLT:

And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, 'Let those men go;'

Acts 16:35 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 16:34 And he brought them into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly, having believed in God with his whole household.

Acts 16:36 And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The chief magistrates have sent to release you. Therefore come out now and go in peace." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

16:35 {19} And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
(19) Shame and confusion is in due time the reward of wicked and unjust magistrates.

PNT:

16:35,36 The magistrates sent the officers. The lictors are meant. It is possible that the magistrates had, in some way, heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens. They wished, therefore, to quietly get rid of them. The Porcian and Valerian laws exempted all Roman citizens from stripes or torture. They had broken the law.

WES:

16:35 The pretors sent - Being probably terrified by the earthquake; saying, Let those men go - How different from the charge given a few hours before! And how great an ease of mind to the jailer!

MHC:

16:35-40 Paul, though willing to suffer for the cause of Christ, and without any desire to avenge himself, did not choose to depart under the charge of having deserved wrongful punishment, and therefore required to be dismissed in an honourable manner. It was not a mere point of honour that the apostle stood upon, but justice, and not to himself so much as to his cause. And when proper apology is made, Christians should never express personal anger, nor insist too strictly upon personal amends. The Lord will make them more than conquerors in every conflict; instead of being cast down by their sufferings, they will become comforters of their brethren.

CONC:

Authorities Chief Jailer Lictors Magistrates Morning Officers Order Police Policemen Praetors Release Rod-bearers Saying Sergeants Serjeants

Authorities Chief Daylight Go Jailer Lictors Magistrates Morning Officers Order Police Policemen Praetors Release Rod-Bearers Sergeants Serjeants

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