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

34He brought them into his house and set a meal before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced because they all believed in God. 35The next morning the city officials sent the police to tell the jailer, “Let those men go!” So the jailer told Paul, “The city officials have said you and Silas are free to leave. Go in peace.” 37But Paul replied, “They have publicly beaten us without a trial and put us in prison—and we are Roman citizens. So now they want us to leave secretly? Certainly not! Let them come themselves to release us!” 38When the police reported this, the city officials were alarmed to learn that 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 15:33They stayed for a while, and then the believers sent them back to the church in Jerusalem with a blessing of peace.
• Exodus 4:18So Moses went back home to Jethro, his father-in-law. “Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt,” Moses said. “I don’t even know if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
• Judges 18:6“Go in peace,” the priest replied. “For the Lord is watching over your journey.”
• 1 Samuel 1:17“In that case,” Eli said, “go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him.”
• 1 Samuel 20:42At last Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn loyalty to each other in the Lord’s name. The Lord is the witness of a bond between us and our children forever.” Then David left, and Jonathan returned to the town.
• 1 Samuel 25:35Then David accepted her present and told her, “Return home in peace. I have heard what you said. We will not kill your husband.”
• 1 Samuel 29:7Please don’t upset them, but go back quietly.”
• 2 Kings 5:19“Go in peace,” Elisha said. So Naaman started home again.
• Mark 5:34And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.”
• John 14:27“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.

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