New American Standard Bible 2020

Acts 16:37-40

37But PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidἔφηephēG5346to them, “After beatingδείραντεςdeirantesG1194us in publicδημοσίᾳdēmosiaG1219withoutG178dueG178processG178--menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444whoare RomansῬωμαίουςRhōmaiousG4514--they threwἔβαλανebalanG906us into prisonφυλακήν,phulakēnG5438;and nowνῦνnunG3568they are releasingἐκβάλλουσιν;ekballousinG1544us secretlyλάθρᾳlathraG2977?NoοὐouG3756indeedγάρ,garG1063!On the contraryδὲdeG1161,let them comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064in personG846and leadG1806us outG1806.”

38The officersῥαβδοῦχοιrhabdouchoiG4465reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518theseταῦτα·tautaG3778wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487to the chiefG4755magistratesG4755.And they becameG5399fearfulG5399when they heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191that they were RomansῬωμαῖοίRhōmaioiG4514,

39and they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064and pleadedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870with them, and when they had ledG1806them outG1806, they repeatedlyaskedἠρώτωνērōtōnG2065themto leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565the cityπόλεως.¶poleōsG4172.

40They leftἘξελθόντεςExelthontesG1831the prisonφυλακῆςphulakēsG5438and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the house ofLydiaΛυδίαν·LudianG3070,and when they sawG3708the brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80and sisters, theyencouragedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870themand departedἐξῆλθαν.¶exēlthanG1831.

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