Acts 16:36

Acts 16:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart, and go in peace.
• New International Version (NIV)The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, "The magistrates have sent to let you go. Therefore come out now and go in peace."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go. Now therefore depart, and go in peace.”

Context of Acts 16:36

34Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God. 35When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.” The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.” 37But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!” 38So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

Acts 16:36 word by word

ἀπήγγειλεν δὲ ὁ δεσμοφύλαξ τοὺς λόγους τούτους πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον ὅτι ἀπέσταλκαν οἱ στρατηγοὶ ἵνα ἀπολυθῆτε· νῦν οὖν ἐξελθόντες πορεύεσθε ἐν εἰρήνῃ.¶Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulax · jailerG1200
• informedἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• informedοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• informedλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• informedπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• magistratesστρατηγόςstratēgos · officer/magistrateG4755
• have sent ordersἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• release youἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• ·οὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• Nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• you may go on your wayἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• you may go on your wayπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515

Cross-references for Acts 16:36

• Acts 15:33After spending some time there, they were sent off by the brothers in peace to return to those who had sent them.
• Exodus 4:18Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
• Judges 18:6And the priest told them, “Go in peace. The LORD is watching over your journey.”
• 1 Samuel 1:17“Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
• 1 Samuel 20:42And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
• 1 Samuel 25:35Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”
• 1 Samuel 29:7Therefore turn back now and go in peace, so that you will not do anything to displease the leaders of the Philistines.”
• 2 Kings 5:19“Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
• Mark 5:34“Daughter,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be free of your affliction.”
• John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.

Commentaries on Acts 16:36

• 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. 27-36Luke’s third story in Philippi is of the Philippian jailer who, shaken by what had happened, responded in faith when challenged to accept the Lord Jesus and be saved. He was baptized with his household and rejoiced in his newfound faith as he reached out with hospitality to the preachers.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 35-3635-36. when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go--The cause of this change can only be conjectured. When the commotion ceased, reflection would soon convince them of the injustice they had done, even supposing the prisoners had been entitled to no special privileges; and if rumor reached them that the prisoners were somehow under supernatural protection, they might be the more awed into a desire to get rid of them.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 16:36

• Criminals
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• Paul
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• Prisoners
• Readings, Select
• Silas

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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