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

34The jailer brought them into his house and set food before them, and he rejoiced greatly that he had come to believe in God, together with his entire household. 35At daybreak the magistrates sent their police officers, saying, “Release those men.” The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. So come out now and go in peace.” 37But Paul said to the police officers, “They had us beaten in public without a proper trial – even though we are Roman citizens – and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must come and escort us out!” 38The police officers reported these words to the magistrates. They were frightened when they heard 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• the keeper of the prisonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the keeper of the prisonδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulax · jailerG1200
• toldἀπαγγέλλωapaggellō · to announceG518
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• sayingλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• The magistratesστρατηγόςstratēgos · officer/magistrateG4755
• have sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• toἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• let you goἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• departἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• and goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515

Cross-references for Acts 16:36

• Acts 15:33After they had spent some time there, they were sent off in peace by the brothers to those who had sent them.
• Exodus 4:18So Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Let me go, so that I may return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
• Judges 18:6The priest said to them, “Go with confidence. The Lord will be with you on your mission.”
• 1 Samuel 1:17Eli replied, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the request that you have asked of him.”
• 1 Samuel 20:42Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn together in the name of the Lord saying, ‘The Lord will be between me and you and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’”
• 1 Samuel 25:35Then David took from her hand what she had brought to him. He said to her, “Go back to your home in peace. Be assured that I have listened to you and responded favorably.”
• 1 Samuel 29:7So turn and leave in peace. You must not do anything that the leaders of the Philistines consider improper!”
• 2 Kings 5:19Elisha said to him, “Go in peace.” When he had gone a short distance,
• Mark 5:34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”
• John 14:27“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.

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
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Philippi
• 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