Acts 16:40

Acts 16:40 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house, where they met with the brothers and sisters and encouraged them. Then they left.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they went out of the prison and visited Lydia. And when they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they went out of the prison and entered the house of Lydia; and when they had seen the brethren, they encouraged them and departed.

Context of Acts 16:40

38The officers reported this message to the chief magistrates, and when they heard that the prisoners were Romans, they were frightened; 39so they came [to the prison] and appealed to them [with apologies], and when they brought them out, they kept begging them to leave the city. So they left the prison and went to Lydia’s house; and when they had seen the brothers and sisters, they encouraged and comforted them, and left.

Acts 16:40 word by word

Ἐξελθόντες δὲ ἀπὸ τῆς φυλακῆς εἰσῆλθον πρὸς τὴν Λυδίαν· καὶ ἰδόντες παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς καὶ ἐξῆλθαν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they wentἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the prisonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
• and enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• LydiaΛυδίαLudia · LydiaG3070
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• when they had seenὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the brethrenἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• they comfortedπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 16:40

• Acts 16:14A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple fabrics who was [already] a worshiper of God, listened to us; and the Lord opened her heart to pay attention and to respond to the things said by Paul.
• Acts 4:23After Peter and John were released, they returned to their own [people] and reported everything that the chief priests and elders had said to them.
• Acts 12:12When he realized what had happened, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, who was also called Mark, where many [believers] were gathered together and were praying continually [and had been praying all night].
• Acts 14:22strengthening and establishing the hearts of the disciples; encouraging them to remain firm in the faith, saying, “It is through many tribulations and hardships that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort,
• 2 Corinthians 4:8We are pressured in every way [hedged in], but not crushed; perplexed [unsure of finding a way out], but not driven to despair;
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2and so we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in [spreading] the good news of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you [exhorting, comforting, and establishing you] in regard to your faith,

Commentaries on Acts 16:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Entered into the house of Lydia - This was the place of their residence while at Philippi: see Acts 16:15. They comforted them, and departed - The magistrates were sufficiently humbled, and the public at large, hearing of this circumstance, must be satisfied of the innocency of the apostles. They, therefore, after staying a reasonable time at the house of Lydia, and exhorting the brethren, departed; having as yet to go farther into Macedonia, and to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40They comforted them - They exhorted them, and encouraged them to persevere, notwithstanding the opposition and persecution which they might meet with. And departed - That is, Paul and Silas departed. It would appear probable that Luke and Timothy remained in Philippi, or, at least, did not attend Paul and Silas. For Luke, who, in Acts 16:10, uses the first person, and speaks of himself as with Paul and Silas, speaks of them now in the third person…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 35-40Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 40This meeting in Lydia’s home encouraged the Philippian Christians. They had to deal with the results of the missionaries’ work in their city.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 39-4039-40. And they came--in person. and besought them--not to complain of them. What a contrast this suppliant attitude of the preachers of Philippi to the tyrannical air with which they had the day before treated the preachers! (See Is 60:14; Re 3:9). brought them out--conducted them forth from the prison into the street, as insisted on. and desired--"requested." them to depart out of the city--perhaps fearing again to excite the populace.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 16:40

• Criminals
• Lydia
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Philippi
• Prisoners
• Readings, Select
• Reproof
• Silas

In the dictionaries

• Establish
• Gather
• Gone
• Harm
• James
• Judge
• Light
• Macedonia
• Note
• Philippi

Commentaries on Acts 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings