Acts 16:35

Acts 16:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when it was day, the magistrates sent the police, saying, "Let those men go."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when it was day, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, “Let those men go.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The next morning the city officials sent the police to tell the jailer, “Let those men go!”

Context of Acts 16:35

33At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized. 34The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household. When it was daylight, the magistrates sent their officers to the jailer with the order: “Release those men.” 36The jailer told Paul, “The magistrates have ordered that you and Silas be released. Now you can leave. Go in peace.” 37But Paul said to the officers: “They beat us publicly without a trial, even though we are Roman citizens, and threw us into prison. And now do they want to get rid of us quietly? No! Let them come themselves and escort us out.”

Acts 16:35 word by word

Ἡμέρας δὲ γενομένης ἀπέστειλαν οἱ στρατηγοὶ τοὺς ῥαβδούχους λέγοντες· ἀπόλυσον τοὺς ἀνθρώπους ἐκείνους.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And whenδέde · thenG1161
• it wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• the magistratesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the magistratesστρατηγόςstratēgos · officer/magistrateG4755
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• the serjeantsῥαβδοῦχοςrhabdouchos · policeG4465
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Letἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Acts 16:35

• Acts 4:21After further threats they let them go. They could not decide how to punish them, because all the people were praising God for what had happened.
• Acts 5:40His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
• Psalms 76:10Surely your wrath against mankind brings you praise, and the survivors of your wrath are restrained.
• Jeremiah 5:22Should you not fear me?” declares the Lord. “Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it.

Commentaries on Acts 16:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35And the magistrates sent the sergeants - The original word, ̔, means the lictors, persons who carried before the consul the fasces, which was a hatchet, round the handle of which was a bundle of rods tied. Why the magistrates should have sent an order to dismiss the apostles, whom they had so barbarously used the preceding evening, we cannot tell, unless we receive the reading of the Codex Bezae as genuine, viz. ̔ , ̔ Ϛ , , , Ϛ ̔ . . . And when it was…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35And when it was day … - It is evident from the narrative that it was not contemplated at first to release them so soon, Acts 16:22-24. But it is not known what produced this change of purpose in the magistrates. It is probable, however, that they had been brought to reflection, somewhat as the jailor had, by the earthquake, and that their consciences had been troubled by the fact, that in order to please the multitude, they had caused strangers to be…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. 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 16:35

• Criminals
• Magistrate
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Philippi
• Prisoners
• Readings, Select
• Sergeant
• Silas

In the dictionaries

• Establish
• Gather
• Gone
• Harm
• James
• Judge
• Light
• Macedonia
• Magistrate
• Note

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