Acts 16:38 Parallel Translations

The guards reported to the officials what Paul had said. When the Roman officials heard that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens, they were afraid.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.

ASV:

And the sergeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;

BBE:

And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;

DBY:

And the lictors reported these words to the praetors. And they were afraid when they heard they were Romans.

ERV:

And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans;

WEY:

This answer the lictors took back to the praetors, who were alarmed when they were told that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

WBS:

And the sergeants told these words to the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans.

WEB:

The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,

YLT:

And the rod-bearers told to the magistrates these sayings, and they were afraid, having heard that they are Romans,

Acts 16:38 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 22:29 Therefore those who were about to examine him immediately let go of him; and the commander also was afraid when he found out that he was a Roman, and because he had put him in chains. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

16:38 {21} And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
(21) The wicked are not moved with the fear of God, but with the fear of men: and by that means also God provides for his, when it is needed.

PNT:

16:38,39 They feared. Had Paul insisted, the magistrates could have been severely punished. They might abuse aliens, but to be a Roman was greater than to be a king. Hence, they humbled themselves, and came, and besought them, and desired them to depart out of that city.

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:

Account Afraid Alarmed Authorities Chief Citizens Fear Feared Full Hearing Lictors Magistrates Paul Police Policemen Praetors Reported Rod-bearers Roman Romans Sayings Sergeants Serjeants Silas

Account Afraid Alarmed Authorities Chief Citizens Fear Feared Full Heard Lictors Magistrates Officers Paul Police Policemen Praetors Reported Rod-Bearers Roman Romans Sayings Sergeants Serjeants Silas Words

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