Acts 16:40 Parallel Translations

After Paul and Silas left the jail, they went to Lydia's house. They met with the believers, encouraged them, and then left.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

ASV:

And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

BBE:

And they came out of the prison and went to the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brothers they gave them comfort and went away.

DBY:

And having gone out of the prison, they came to Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they exhorted them and went away.

ERV:

And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

WEY:

Then Paul and Silas, having come out of the prison, went to Lydia's house; and, after seeing the brethren and encouraging them, they left Philippi.

WBS:

And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

WEB:

They went out of the prison, and entered into Lydia's house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, and departed.

YLT:

and they, having gone forth out of the prison, entered into the house of Lydia, and having seen the brethren, they comforted them, and went forth.

Acts 16:40 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 1:15 At this time Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty persons was there together), and said,

Acts 16:2 and he was well spoken of by the brethren who were in Lystra and Iconium.

Acts 16:14 A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

16:40 {22} And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the house of] Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
(22) We may avoid dangers in such a way that we never neglect our duty.

PNT:

16:40 When they had seen the brethren. Who now met at the house of Lydia. The church thus planted grew and was afterwards honored with an apostolic letter.
Departed. To another field of labor. The reader should pause to reflect that Philippi had been the first place, so far as we know, where the gospel was preached in Europe (Ac 16:12,13), that a woman was the first convert (Ac 16:14,15), that the messengers of the cross were met with blows, torture, and the dungeon (Ac 16:22-24), but through grace and the power of God triumphed gloriously (Ac 16:40). While Paul was in his next field of labor, Thessalonica, this young church of Philippi twice sent contributions to sustain him (Php 4:15,16).

WES:

16:40 When they had seen the brethren, they comforted them and departed - Though many circumstances now invited their stay, yet they wisely complied with the request of the magistrates, that they might not seem to express any degree of obstinacy or revenge, or give any suspicion of a design to stir up the people.

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:

Brethren Brothers Comfort Comforted Departed Encouraged Encouraging Entered Exhorted Forth Lydia Lydia's Met Paul Philippi Prison Seeing Silas Visited

Comfort Comforted Departed Encouraged Encouraging Entered Exhorted Forth House Met Paul Philippi Prison Silas Visited

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