New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 16:35-39

35NowδὲdeG1161when dayἩμέραςHēmerasG2250cameγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,the chiefG4755magistratesG4755sentἀπέστειλανapesteilanG649their policemenῥαβδούχουςrhabdouchousG4465,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “ReleaseἀπόλυσονapolusonG630thoseἐκείνους.ekeinousG1565menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444.”

36Andthe jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518theseτούτουςtoutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056to PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972, saying, “The chiefG4755magistratesG4755have sentἀπέσταλκανapestalkanG649to releaseἀπολυθῆτε·apoluthēteG630you. ThereforeοὖνounG3767comeἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out nowνῦνnunG3568and goπορεύεσθεporeuestheG4198in peaceεἰρήνῃ.¶eirēnēG1515.”

37But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφηephēG5346to them, “They have beatenδείραντεςdeirantesG1194us in publicδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219withoutG178trialG178,menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444who are RomansῬωμαίουςRhōmaiousG4514,and have thrownἔβαλανebalanG906us into prisonφυλακήν,phulakēnG5438;and nowνῦνnunG3568are they sendingG1544us awayG1544secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977?NoοὐouG3756indeedγάρ,garG1063!But let them comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064themselvesG846and bringἐξαγαγέτωσαν.exagagetōsanG1806us out.”

38The policemenῥαβδοῦχοιrhabdouchoiG4465reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518theseταῦτα·tautaG3778wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487to the chiefG4755magistratesG4755.They were afraidἐφοβήθησανephobēthēsanG5399when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that they were RomansῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiG4514,

39and they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and appealedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870to them, and when they had broughtἐξαγαγόντεςexagagontesG1806them out, they kept beggingἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065themto leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565the cityπόλεως.¶poleōsG4172.

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