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 these words to the chief magistrates. And they became fearful when they heard that they were Romans, 39and they came and pleaded with them, and when they had led them out, they repeatedly asked them to leave the city. They left the prison and entered the house of Lydia, and when they saw the brothers and sisters, they encouraged them and departed.

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

• They leftἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• the prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
• and enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• LydiaΛυδίαLudia · LydiaG3070
• and when they sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• the brothersἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• encouragedπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870

Cross-references for Acts 16:40

• Acts 16:14A woman named Lydia was listening; she was a seller of purple fabrics from the city of Thyatira, and a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.
• Acts 4:23When they had been released, they went to their own companions and reported everything that the chief priests and the elders had said to them.
• Acts 12:12And when he realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, who was also called Mark, where many were gathered together and were praying.
• Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying, “It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,
• 2 Corinthians 4:8we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing;
• 1 Thessalonians 3:2and we sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you for the benefit of 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

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• Macedonia
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• 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